Xfce is very slow, part 2

[Maximilien Noal]

Le 14/01/2014 23:56, Ralf Mardorf a écrit :
> On Wed, 2014-01-15 at 00:35 +0100, Harold Aling wrote:
>> On 15 January 2014 00:25, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net> wrote:
>>> On Tue, 2014-01-14 at 22:39 +0100, Liviu Andronic wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 11:01 PM, Maximilien Noal
>>>>> Hartmut's computer has about 650 MB of free RAM
>>>> Not near enough if
>> So, swap should be 0, right? Well it isn't, so there's not enough memory.
>
Linux and even Windows can use swap, even when there is way more than 
enough free RAM. That's normal.
For linux, it depends on the vm.swapiness level in /etc/sysctl.conf
(it might be a good idea to check that file, actually)

Anyway, if swap is an issue you'll notice it right away : if even 
launching xfce4-terminal takes an unusual amount of time and involves a 
lot of HDD activity, and if you're not moving/copying anything, then 
it's 9 out of 10 because the computer is swaping continuously.