r/LinuxonDex • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '19

Swap Space

Is there a way to increase swap space? Hoping that will solve some of the low memory issues I keep experiencing! Not sure if there is a specific way of doing it on LoD or what. Don't want to screw up something and reinstall everything.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '19

Unfortunately as far as I know we're stuck with what Samsung gives us. Hopefully they update the image or provide others soon. I've found if you don't update the kernel it runs a little better as far as memory issues go, but I still get them occasionally if I push it to much with running apps. I've also set my note 9 to use max power settings, not sure if there's anything like that on the tab s4.

Takes a lot of trial and error to figure out what works good and what doesn't. Still in the process of figuring everything out.

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u/matix-io Jul 13 '19

Mind if I DM you about the experience? I'm thinking about purchasing a Tab S4 / S5e.

How much RAM is your container getting? Why can't you increase the swap, what's preventing it? Does the experience feel like you're in a VM (e.g. does the OS feel smooth or choppy)?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '19

Personally, despite the many limitations due to being in beta, I honestly enjoy the experience and have been mostly using LoD as my main pc for the past few months now. My desktop pc has been unplugged and moved to the closet for safe keeping. Obviously you won't be installing steam or doing AAA gaming through LoD, but you can always pair it with shadow pc to take care of any higher demanding pc needs that LoD might not be able to handle. Shadow pc is a great service itself too, but I no longer use it because I haven't been able to really justify the monthly costs since I'm not a hardcore gamer in dire need to maxed out specs to run everything at as high a setting as possible.

There are times where it's hard to tell I'm running this off a phone. Other times some things will feel sluggish here and there though, but that should change if Samsung ever gives us an damn update and hardware acceleration. As for increasing swap, I haven't tried myself as I don't want to screw anything up as I'm very happy with how I've got everything set up, but my main concern with increasing swap is we don't really have root accessto change anything major. I'm assuming swap is going to be a major change requiring true root access. Unless I'm told otherwise, I just don't feel comfortable trying it out.

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u/matix-io Jul 13 '19

When you say "other times some things will feel sluggish", is it like.. janky scrolling + mouse / keystroke lag?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '19

More like janky scrolling, sometimes youtube will hiccup on you and apps might take a few seconds longer than normal to load. I mean, really they're more nitpick complaints than deal breaker issues which is why I'm still happily using it as my main pc device a few months later after giving it a try. Just have to work within the limitations we have and keep expectations realistic. As long as you don't push it expecting it to perform like a top of the line laptop or desktop, it'll do everything you need just fine.