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For some reason, Linux is specially bad at working under load, both memory (too many applications & browser tabs open) and I/O (copying large files into USB dri

For some reason, Linux is specially bad at working under load, both memory (too many applications & browser tabs open) and I/O (copying large files into USB drive).

fire7000 6y ago
How much performance are you expecting moving data over usb that should be moved over sata/sas
lasagnaphil 6y ago
Is it because Linux is optimized more for server purposes rather than desktop ones (For example, when it comes to process scheduling)? I’m curious.
- boring_twenties 6y ago
  Not really seeing how being unable to recover without Alt-SysRq is any better on the server
pxtail 6y ago
Ohh this is absolutely infuriating for me (and for others as well [0], for quite a bit of time) on Linux desktop machine, when RAM is fully used OS just freezes and nothing besides reset with a button and potential loss of work can be done about that. [0]https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/159356 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/159356