By Default Ubuntu will move data in RAM onto the swap file/partition on the hard disk long before it runs out of memory. It will pick data that isn't accessed often but this can still be an annoying slow down on the…
Ubuntu Virtual Memory Swap Space RAM When I have too many applications open or one of them eats all the memory I end up with a big chunk of my swap space used. The problem is that once I've closed a few programs or killed the offending program my computer…
Linux/Ubuntu Ubuntu 9.04 Virtual Memory Swap Space RAM