5 tips to accelerate Ubuntu

by | Apr 10, 2018

Sometimes, after spending some time using Ubuntu, the system starts to slow down for no apparent reason. To solve this problem, you can modify certain settings and configurations that will provide greater agility. The suggestions included in this article are valid for most versions of Ubuntu, Linux Mint and other distributions based on Ubuntu.

  1. Reduce the default loading time for GRUB: Normally it is set at 10 seconds. To reduce it, just press Enter when the system is booting. The boot time can also be modified and automated with a GUI tool, such as Grub Customizer.

  2. Manage startup applications: Sometimes, we have many applications installed on our computer that start when the system starts, increasing the consumption of resources considerably and slowing system performance. To reduce the number of applications that we want to be loaded when starting our device, we must go to “Unity Dash” and look for the “Start applications”.

  3. Accelerate the loading time of the application with the preload: This is a daemon that runs in the background and analyzes the behavior of the user and the applications that are frequently run. To install it, use the command “sudo apt-get install preload”.

  4. Choose the best mirror for software updates: It is good to verify that you are using the Ubuntu mirror that is nearest to you to update the software. Thus, the updates will be faster, since the time to obtain the server packages will be reduced.

  5. Use apt-fast instead of apt-get for a quick update: Apt-fast is a shell script container for apt-get that improves the download speed of the package and the update when downloading packages from multiple connections simultaneously.

For more information on the configurations and tools suggested in this article, as well as more tips for speeding up Ubuntu, see this post.

SHARE

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent posts

VDI: The most secure environment for hybrid working

Today is Data Privacy Day. The purpose of this date is to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices. It was initiated by the European Commission, the Council of Europe, and the Data Protection authorities of the European Union’s member states. Their main goal was to drive attention to the importance of privacy, user data protection, and compliance of the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD). It is a regulation characterized by significant fines for non-compliance since its implementation in 2018.

How to avoid issues with virtual machines

Virtualization comes with a wide range of benefits for organizations. It helps cut IT costs and reduces downtime while increasing efficiency and productivity. It also increases the resiliency of networks, primarily when disasters occur, and promotes more green-friendly operations.

However, using virtual machines also comes with a set of downsides. Information security may get compromised, workloads mixed up, separation duties lost, among other issues. It is vital to know how you can get over these problems, and that’s what this article will discuss.

Let’s get started.

Archives


Stay up to date with all the news from UDS ENTERPRISE through our social networks. Follow us!

Skip to content