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  • chuck_davis
    PCHF Member
    • Oct 2016
    • 268

    #1

    swappiness

    Why cant i change swappiness from 60 to high to 10? I have Linux Mint Cinnamon 18.1
    Iam not very good on Linux but ok.
    Here,s a screenshot. How do i fix this?
    Thank,s Chuck
  • Rustys
    PCHF Member
    • Jul 2016
    • 7862

    #2
    Why are you changing the swappiness?

    How much RAM is in the system?

    You do understand the lower the number you set this to the harder the RAM has to work?

    Swappiness is the kernel parameter that defines how much (and how often) your Linux kernel will copy RAM contents to swap. This parameters default va...

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    • chuck_davis
      PCHF Member
      • Oct 2016
      • 268

      #3
      I was going to change swappiness now iam not. Iam glad you told me it was harder on ram, i didnt no that. I have an Acer with 4 gigs of ram ( Ultra Book ) my understanding ram cant be changed it,s soldered to the motherboard. Now i wont change swappiness. iam very glad you told me Rustys. Mark this solved. Thank,s Chuck

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