I understand. The computer would not allow me to use sudo with redirection . On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 1:09 AM, Michael wrote: > fyi: when I attempted to save it in gedit it gave me the permission > denied error. > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 1:08 AM, Michael wrote: > >> What am i doing incorrectly? >> >> $ sudo cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness >> 60 >> bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $ sudo cat 30>> /proc/sys/vm/swappiness >> bash: /proc/sys/vm/swappiness: Permission denied >> bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $ sudo gedit >> bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $ sudo gedit /proc/sys/vm/swappiness >> >> ** (gedit:10639): WARNING **: Hit unhandled case 13 (Error writing to >> file: Invalid argument) in parse_error. >> >> ** (gedit:10639): WARNING **: Hit unhandled case 13 (Error writing to >> file: Invalid argument) in parse_error. >> bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $ sudo cat >> /proc/sys/vm/swappiness<> > 1 >> > eof >> bash: /proc/sys/vm/swappiness: Permission denied >> bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $ sudo cat >> /proc/sys/vm/swappiness<> 1 >> eof >> ^C >> bmike1@MikesBeast ~ $ sudo cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness >> 1 >> >> WHATEVER! lol >> >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 12:43 AM, Michael wrote: >> >>> have a desktop. in any case I searched google this swapiness question >>> and here is what it says: >>> >>> " >>> After rebooting the swappiness is set to 10. This can be checked by >>> running the following command in a terminal: sudo cat >>> /proc/sys/vm/swappiness. >>> The swap tendency can have a value of 0 (fully off) to 100 (swap is >>> constantly used). >>> A workable and practical rule for changing the swappiness can be: >>> 1 GB or more RAM: 10 >>> Less than 1 GB of RAM: 1 >>> *Tip:* >>> Your computer has less than 512 MB ​​of RAM? Try to change the >>> swap tendency to 0 (zero). With lower amount of memory installed, this >>> might even give a better result then changing the swap tendency to 1. >>> " >>> >>> Why is 0 better than 1? >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 12:38 AM, Kevin Fries >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Linux is not Windows. Linux can, and will run without using swap if it >>>> can. Linux will remain RAM resident unless it has to. So, what they are >>>> telling you is this... If you don't need swap, don't define it. >>>> >>>> There is one exception to this rule, since you are using a laptop. >>>> There are two instant on technologies, sleep and hibernate. One of the >>>> will stash the state to RAM, the other to swap. I forget which is which. >>>> But if it needs to go to swap, you will need a swap file equal to RAM if >>>> you use that feature. >>>> >>>> Kevin >>>> On Feb 29, 2016 10:32 PM, "Michael" wrote: >>>> >>>>> swapiness=..... 0? Remember; I am computer-illiterate! >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 11:47 PM, Todd Millecam >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Disable swap. Never activate it on boot. If you start reaching oom >>>>>> conditions, turn it back on. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 9:38 PM, Michael wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> What do you recommend you reduce swapiness to for machines that have >>>>>>> plenty of memory that will probably never be filled? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Todd Millecam >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: