Solution checked in Ubuntu 14.04.1 Use vm.swappiness & vm.vfs_cache_pressure to the minimum possible Run the below command in Terminal sudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf
Add the below line at the end of the file. Select File > Save. Select File > Quit. Restart computer vm.swappiness=1 vm.vfs_cache_pressure=1 Note: This can be a workaround, if top command shows kswapd0 taking 99% or 100% cpu, while heavy memory activity Heavy memory activity may be playing Dota2, browsing faulty websites, etc... Suggested swap partition size in Ubuntu 14.04 64bit with heavy memory activity Atleast double the size of RAM or 20GB whichever is bigger Use bigger swap partition than the current, if the above issue still persists Example swap entry in /etc/fstab to enable swap manually in /dev/sda7 /dev/sda7 none swap sw 0 0 https://sites.google.com/site/unityindiversity99/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/993187 Title: ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu/+bug/993187/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
