Tagged Questions

1
vote
2answers
247 views

Does Ubuntu run from a CD/DVD save data ONLY in memory?

If I create a proper LiveCD and run the OS from the disc does it save any information on a hard-drive or is it ALL saved to the PC's memory? I've looked around for a clear, direct "yes/no" answer to ...
1
vote
0answers
82 views

Disk cache is sometimes dropped/erased

I have a memory/cpu monitor running, and sometimes see the graph line for “cached memory” drop, for no apparent reason. Earlier today Cache memory was at about 4.8GB but then dropped in two steps ( a ...
1
vote
0answers
584 views

How to use ram disk for certain application

I have creat ram disk for chrome like this:http://www.kevingunn.org/?p=210 I' d like to use light read on ram disk. What should I do? 1) Most of our commands require superuser privileges, so we ...
0
votes
0answers
49 views

Why does my memory keep decreasing when I boot from disk? [closed]

When I boot from the disk I am promted with a message that I have no more memory 1.3 gigs but I know I have more than this. Every time I re boot and add the codex in again I lose more memory. How can ...
5
votes
2answers
596 views

How to wipe RAM on shutdown (prevent Cold Boot Attacks)?

My system is encrypted using Full Disk Encryption, i.e. everything except /boot is encrypted using dmcrypt/luks. I am concerned about Cold Boot Attacks. Prior work: ...
2
votes
1answer
2k views

How can I check how much space there is left on WUBI versus how much space it takes on my HDD?

Using 11.10 for the record. It would be easiest to do it on the Terminal.
1
vote
3answers
404 views

Disk I/O makes desktop unusable. System consumes too much memory

I have a long-term problem with my Acer TravelMate 3002WTMi (Pentium-M 1.73Ghz, 512 MB RAM) and Xubuntu 11.10. Whenever load increases machine tends to slow down to the point that it's totally ...
3
votes
2answers
1k views

tmpfs vs. ext4 ramdisk

I would like to know which of both is faster; a tmpfs or a ext4 ramdisk. If someone knows a good way to benchmark disk perfomance on ubuntu, I will gladly do the test myself and post the results. ...
3
votes
2answers
190 views

When your web server starts paging memory to disk and slows to a crawl, what's the best way to recover?

I've been shutting down and restarting the server, but is there something short of that you can do to quickly recover from a high-paging situation?
7
votes
6answers
1k views

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 ...