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Re: [Question #77564]: How I can change disk cache buffer size?

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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:37:43 -0000
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Question #77564 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/77564

    Status: Open => Answered

actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
The ram diskcache will change as needed. The kernel handles this for
you, it also handles freeing unused RAM. Microsoft OSes do not do this
so well.

I can recommend these steps:
http://tuxtraining.com/2008/09/28/how-to-make-ubuntu-extremely-fast

Be aware of hdparm, you can get extra speed tweaking the drive but if
you push too far it can damage the drive physically

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