Linux Crash Course - Understanding Memory and Swap Usage

The "Linux Crash Course" series (formerly known as the "Linux Essentials" series) tackles important concepts around Linux, one video at a time. In this episode, we'll take a look at understanding memory and swap usage.

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00:00 - Intro
03:40 - The free command
12:11 - Understanding swap
14:49 - Should you disable swap and not use it?
16:57 - Adjusting how often swap is used (Swappiness)

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