How To Free Up Memory Ubuntu?
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1. Clear Cache: Ubuntu uses “Cache Memory” as a temporary storage to speed up the access of frequently used programs and files. If your system is running slowly, you can try to free up memory by clearing the cached memory. You can do this using the command “sudo sync && sudo sysctl –w vm.drop_caches=3”.
2. Remove Unused Packages: Removing any packages that are no longer being used on your system can help free up memory. You can use the command “sudo apt–get autoremove” to remove any unused packages.
3. Disable Unused Services and Daemons: Disabling any services or daemons that are no longer in use can help with freeing up memory. Use the command “sudo service —status–all” to view all installed services and daemons and then disable them by entering “sudo service <service name> stop”.
4. Kill Processes and Applications: Another way to free up memory is to manually kill any processes or applications that are taking up more RAM than they should. To view a list of all running processes, enter the command “top”. Then you can find the PID of the process and kill it using the command “kill <PID>”.
5. Disable Swap Space: Finally, you can try disabling the swap space on your system to free up more memory. Use the command “sudo swapoff –a” to disable it and then “sudo swapon –a” to enable it again.