

The absolute number one: decrease swap useġ.1. You can improve the usage of the system memory with the following tweaks: Temporary relief: force Firefox to minimize its memory usageġ.
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Increase battery life by disabling the Bluetooth driver Regrets? Then turn firewall logging on again like this The harder way: speeding up your WiFi by editing a file manually The easiest way: speeding up your WiFi by executing a single command Speed up your wireless internet by disabling the WiFi power management Changing the default maximum size of tmpfs Lots of RAM (at least 8 GB): put /tmp on tmpfs Firefox: optimize the Places database from time to time Putting the Firefox network cache into the RAM Add-ons and extensions: don't turn your web browser into a Christmas tree Xfce: take some load off your graphics card MATE: take some load off your graphics card Cinnamon: take some load off your graphics card Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce: turn off all visual effects and/or compositing Make your Solid State Drive (SSD) run faster At least 12 GB memory (RAM): tame the inode cache The absolute number one: decrease swap use OK, now that that's out of the way, let's get started: But they're especially effective in combination with the Xfce edition, because that particular lightweight edition is recommended for slow older computers that are in dire need of a speed boost. Note (2): These tips are useful for all editions of Linux Mint: Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce. So you should consider before you apply a tip, whether you're willing to pay the "price" for it. You disable a particular system service, a couple of nice visual effects or some feature.Įach tweak therefore has its own "price tag". Note (1): Even though in general you can apply those tips safely, nothing in life is really for free. Without diminishing the stability and reliability of your system.

That's why I've collected a couple of speed tips, that you can apply safely and that'll probably make your Mint run considerably faster. I don't like risky tweaks, because I think that stability and reliability are much more important than a (often minor) performance boost. There are several tweaks to make Linux Mint 21.x run faster. Note: Are you using Ubuntu? There's a separate page for speed tips for Ubuntu. Speeding up your Linux Mint is fun! That way, you'll get more performance out of your computer for free.
