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How can I use RAM storage for the /tmp directory and how to set a maximum amount of RAM usage for it?

After seeing the comment by Anonymous on this question: How is the /tmp directory cleaned up? I found it a great idea to implement on my system, since I have 16GB of RAM and I never used all of it. ...
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ramdisk, compressed, writeable, no swap

I need a ramdisk who handle transparent realtime compression on write and decompression on read. Example : I use /dev/shm, or I create a new tmpfs, mount it writeable and compressed. I wrote and ...
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What can I move to RAM drive to have the system working faster?

Which files/directories can I move to RAM drive to have the system working faster? I'm planning to upgrade my laptop's memory to 8GB soon, so I'll have some fast memory to use. How to configure the ...
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How to determine where biggest files/directories on my system are stored?

I was wondering how do you know where the largest files in my system are stored. For example--- Disk Space Used: 1GB Java: 500MB Java Percentage: 50% maybe represented in a pie chart. Maybe? I know ...