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Speed up Ubuntu

 Speed up guide for Ubuntu.definitely you have any issue in system starts running slow or any solve down problem.

Before we see how to improve overall system performance in Ubuntu, first let’s ponder on why the system gets slower over time. There could be several reasons for it. You may have a humble computer with basic configuration. You might have installed several applications which are eating up resources at boot time. Endless reasons in fact.

We give some tips for make Speed up your machine.

  • Reduce the default grub load time:

  •  Manage startup applications:

  •  Install preload to speed up application load time:

  •  Choose the best mirror for software updates:

  •  Use apt-fast instead of apt-get for a speedy update:

  •  Remove language related ign from apt-get update:

  •  Reduce overheating:

  •  Use a lightweight desktop environment (if you can)

  •  Use lighter alternatives for different applications: 

     

1.Reduce the default grub load time

The grub gives you 10 seconds to change between dual boot OS or to go in recovery etc.if it to much you select select boot and hit enter for boot in grub.first tip change this boot time.

get terminal and give command

sudo gedit /etc/default/grub &

sudo  update-grub

 2.Manage startup applications

Over the time you tend to start installing applications. If you are a regular It’s FOSS reader, you might have installed many apps from App of the week series.

Some of these apps are started at each startup and use resourse unevenly.

result is slow down computer.we need remove this from auto startup.

 

make this trouble go to unity dash bode and type "Startup Applications".

then check and remove usually not used apps .

3.Install preload to Speed up application load time.


Preload is a daemon that runs in the background and analyzes user behavior and frequently run applications.

give terminal command sudo apt-get install preload for install preload.

after installing it.restart your computer and forget about this.it will be working in the background.

4.Choose the best mirror for software updates.

Good to use best mirror for update the software.Ubuntu software repository are mirrored across the globe and it is quite advisable to use the one which is nearest to you.This will result in a quicker system update as it reduces the time to get the packages from the server.

Software & Updates ->Ubuntu Software tab->Download from choose Other and thereafter click on Select Best Server.

Change mirrors to speed up Ubuntu 13.10
It will run a test and tell you which is the best mirror for you. Normally, the best mirror is already set but as I said, no harm in verifying it. Also, this may result in some delay in getting the updates if the nearest mirror where the repository is cached is not updated frequently. This is useful for people with a relatively slower internet connection. You can also these tips to speed up wifi speed in Ubuntu.

 5. Use apt-fast instead of apt-get for a speedy update

 apt-fast is a shell script wrapper for “apt-get” that improves updated and package download speed by downloading packages from multiple connections simultaneously. If you frequently use terminal and apt-get to install and update the packages, you may want to give apt-fast a try. Install apt-fast via official PPA using the following commands:

 

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apt-fast/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-fast

6.Remove language related ign from apt-get update.

If we command sudo apt-get update we can see three type of line in it,hit,ign and get .If you look at IGN lines, you will find that most of them are related to language translation.If you use all the applications, packages in English, there is absolutely no need for a translation of package database from English to English.

 

 try this command


sudo gedit /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00aptitude

type this part in end of the file.

Acquire::Languages "none";

speed up apt get update in Ubuntu

 

 7.Reduce overheating

Overheating is a common problem in computers these days. An overheated computer runs quite slow.
There are two tools which you can use to reduce overheating and thus get a better system performance in Ubuntu, TLP and CPUFREQ.
for install this tool following this command

 
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linrunner/tlp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tlp tlp-rdw
sudo tlp start
you don't need to do anything after installing TLP.it work in the background.

 to install CPUFREQ indicater use the following command
sudo apt-get install indicator-cpufreq

CPUFREQ Indicator Applet

8.Use a lightWeight desktop environment
 if you can use light weight desktop environment it increase battery life.If you chose to install the default Unity of GNOME desktop environment, you may choose to opt for a lightweight desktop environment like Xfce or LXDE

These desktop environments use less RAM and consume less CPU. They also come with their own set of lightweight applications that further helps in running Ubuntu faster. You can refer to this detailed guide to learn how to install Xfce on Ubuntu.

9.Use lighter alternatives for different applications:

This is more of a suggestion and liking. Some of the default or popular applications are resource heavy and may not be suitable for a low-end computer. What you can do is to use some alternates to these applications. For example, use AppGrid instead of Ubuntu Software Center. Use Gdebi to install packages. Use AbiWord instead of LibreOffice Writer etc.

That concludes the collection of tips to make Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 and other versions faster. I am sure these tips would provide overall a better system performance.



Try and give feedback about this trick.Did these tips help you as well?  

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