How to re-allocate (or increase) memory to Ubuntu 18 running as a dual boot
I've installed ubuntu 18,04 to my laptop, and it's been running as a dual boot.
The problem is that I only allocated less than 7 GB of memory, which made this Ubuntu very slow.
As you can see, the disk of this laptop has more than 600GB.
Is it possible to allocate more memory now?
Any advice will be appreciated.
dual-boot partitioning 18.04 boot-partition
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I've installed ubuntu 18,04 to my laptop, and it's been running as a dual boot.
The problem is that I only allocated less than 7 GB of memory, which made this Ubuntu very slow.
As you can see, the disk of this laptop has more than 600GB.
Is it possible to allocate more memory now?
Any advice will be appreciated.
dual-boot partitioning 18.04 boot-partition
asked Jan 16 at 13:22
YMDYMD
1033
You may buy new memory stick, this is nothing related to allocated memory. I'm afraid that adding more swap (configured during installating) will not improve performances. But 6.8Gbit should be enough. Consider moving to an SSD drive if hard drive performances are too low.
– olivierb2
Jan 16 at 13:27
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Memory = Ram != Disk. In a dual boot setup ubuntu should use all available ram.
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 13:28
Your motherboard is sharing system memory to your video card so this is causing your decrease that you are seeing. You might just have too much running on your system that is taking up your RAM causing your slow down.
– Terrance
Jan 16 at 14:02
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I've installed ubuntu 18,04 to my laptop, and it's been running as a dual boot.
The problem is that I only allocated less than 7 GB of memory, which made this Ubuntu very slow.
As you can see, the disk of this laptop has more than 600GB.
Is it possible to allocate more memory now?
Any advice will be appreciated.
dual-boot partitioning 18.04 boot-partition
asked Jan 16 at 13:22
YMDYMD
1033
I've installed ubuntu 18,04 to my laptop, and it's been running as a dual boot.
The problem is that I only allocated less than 7 GB of memory, which made this Ubuntu very slow.
As you can see, the disk of this laptop has more than 600GB.
Is it possible to allocate more memory now?
Any advice will be appreciated.
dual-boot partitioning 18.04 boot-partition
dual-boot partitioning 18.04 boot-partition
asked Jan 16 at 13:22
YMDYMD
1033
asked Jan 16 at 13:22
YMDYMD
1033
asked Jan 16 at 13:22
YMDYMD
1033
asked Jan 16 at 13:22
YMDYMD
1033
asked Jan 16 at 13:22
YMDYMD
1033
1033
You may buy new memory stick, this is nothing related to allocated memory. I'm afraid that adding more swap (configured during installating) will not improve performances. But 6.8Gbit should be enough. Consider moving to an SSD drive if hard drive performances are too low.
– olivierb2
Jan 16 at 13:27
2
Memory = Ram != Disk. In a dual boot setup ubuntu should use all available ram.
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 13:28
Your motherboard is sharing system memory to your video card so this is causing your decrease that you are seeing. You might just have too much running on your system that is taking up your RAM causing your slow down.
– Terrance
Jan 16 at 14:02
add a comment |
You may buy new memory stick, this is nothing related to allocated memory. I'm afraid that adding more swap (configured during installating) will not improve performances. But 6.8Gbit should be enough. Consider moving to an SSD drive if hard drive performances are too low.
– olivierb2
Jan 16 at 13:27
2
Memory = Ram != Disk. In a dual boot setup ubuntu should use all available ram.
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 13:28
Your motherboard is sharing system memory to your video card so this is causing your decrease that you are seeing. You might just have too much running on your system that is taking up your RAM causing your slow down.
– Terrance
Jan 16 at 14:02
You may buy new memory stick, this is nothing related to allocated memory. I'm afraid that adding more swap (configured during installating) will not improve performances. But 6.8Gbit should be enough. Consider moving to an SSD drive if hard drive performances are too low.
– olivierb2
Jan 16 at 13:27
You may buy new memory stick, this is nothing related to allocated memory. I'm afraid that adding more swap (configured during installating) will not improve performances. But 6.8Gbit should be enough. Consider moving to an SSD drive if hard drive performances are too low.
– olivierb2
Jan 16 at 13:27
2
2
Memory = Ram != Disk. In a dual boot setup ubuntu should use all available ram.
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 13:28
Memory = Ram != Disk. In a dual boot setup ubuntu should use all available ram.
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 13:28
Your motherboard is sharing system memory to your video card so this is causing your decrease that you are seeing. You might just have too much running on your system that is taking up your RAM causing your slow down.
– Terrance
Jan 16 at 14:02
Your motherboard is sharing system memory to your video card so this is causing your decrease that you are seeing. You might just have too much running on your system that is taking up your RAM causing your slow down.
– Terrance
Jan 16 at 14:02
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As mentioned the dual-boot configuration will have nothing to do with memory usage. I'm guessing you have 8gigs of RAM installed which is plenty for most users, unless you run memory intensive apps. If you find the system is swapping a lot, then upgrade your RAM to 16gigs. The operating system (Ubuntu or Windows) can only access 6.8gigs because the rest is taken by the system for shared memory, hardware operation, and built-in graphics. My system has 32gigs but only 31.1 is usable as the other 900megs is used by the hardware in the system. This is normal.
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As mentioned the dual-boot configuration will have nothing to do with memory usage. I'm guessing you have 8gigs of RAM installed which is plenty for most users, unless you run memory intensive apps. If you find the system is swapping a lot, then upgrade your RAM to 16gigs. The operating system (Ubuntu or Windows) can only access 6.8gigs because the rest is taken by the system for shared memory, hardware operation, and built-in graphics. My system has 32gigs but only 31.1 is usable as the other 900megs is used by the hardware in the system. This is normal.
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As mentioned the dual-boot configuration will have nothing to do with memory usage. I'm guessing you have 8gigs of RAM installed which is plenty for most users, unless you run memory intensive apps. If you find the system is swapping a lot, then upgrade your RAM to 16gigs. The operating system (Ubuntu or Windows) can only access 6.8gigs because the rest is taken by the system for shared memory, hardware operation, and built-in graphics. My system has 32gigs but only 31.1 is usable as the other 900megs is used by the hardware in the system. This is normal.
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As mentioned the dual-boot configuration will have nothing to do with memory usage. I'm guessing you have 8gigs of RAM installed which is plenty for most users, unless you run memory intensive apps. If you find the system is swapping a lot, then upgrade your RAM to 16gigs. The operating system (Ubuntu or Windows) can only access 6.8gigs because the rest is taken by the system for shared memory, hardware operation, and built-in graphics. My system has 32gigs but only 31.1 is usable as the other 900megs is used by the hardware in the system. This is normal.
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As mentioned the dual-boot configuration will have nothing to do with memory usage. I'm guessing you have 8gigs of RAM installed which is plenty for most users, unless you run memory intensive apps. If you find the system is swapping a lot, then upgrade your RAM to 16gigs. The operating system (Ubuntu or Windows) can only access 6.8gigs because the rest is taken by the system for shared memory, hardware operation, and built-in graphics. My system has 32gigs but only 31.1 is usable as the other 900megs is used by the hardware in the system. This is normal.
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You may buy new memory stick, this is nothing related to allocated memory. I'm afraid that adding more swap (configured during installating) will not improve performances. But 6.8Gbit should be enough. Consider moving to an SSD drive if hard drive performances are too low.
– olivierb2
Jan 16 at 13:27
2
Memory = Ram != Disk. In a dual boot setup ubuntu should use all available ram.
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 13:28
Your motherboard is sharing system memory to your video card so this is causing your decrease that you are seeing. You might just have too much running on your system that is taking up your RAM causing your slow down.
– Terrance
Jan 16 at 14:02