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On 8/28/22 14:24, Dale wrote: |
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> Howdy, |
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> As most know, I got a much faster internet and I use torrent software, |
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> quite a lot. I was using Ktorrent and it was OK but it was slow. I |
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> started using Qbittorrent and like it better in a way but it has its own |
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> speed issues and both affect my desktop response. I did some googling |
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> and used top to figure out that they are using a LOT of memory for |
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> cache. At times, it uses well over half my memory just for cache. It |
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> also gets to a point where it is using swap even tho I have swappiness |
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> set to 1, basically use swap only to prevent a crash from out of memory |
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> problems. We all know how slow swap use can make things. As it is, I |
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> reduced the number of active files which is not something I want to do. |
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> If I receive, I like to send as well. After all, someone sent to me as |
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> well. What I would like to do is limit the amount of memory torrent |
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> software can use. I don't know exactly how to do that tho. It's not |
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> something I've ever done. |
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> Is this something I do on the command line or a setting is some file |
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> somewhere? I don't even know where to start on this. By the way, I'm |
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> maxed out at 32GBs of memory for this mobo. So adding memory isn't a |
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> option. Is there even a mobo that has a 64GB option??? :/ |
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Not really an answer to your question but here I never had |
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speed/responsiveness/memory issues with transmission (Xfce, 16Gb RAM, |
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50Mbit/s network bandwidth ): |
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[I] net-p2p/transmission |
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Available versions: 3.00-r1^t (~)3.00-r4^t **9999*l^t |
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{appindicator cli gtk lightweight mbedtls nls qt5 systemd test web} |
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Installed versions: 3.00-r4^t(01:14:38 PM 05/29/2022)(cli nls |
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-appindicator -gtk -lightweight -mbedtls -qt5 -systemd -test) |
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Homepage: https://transmissionbt.com/ |
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Description: A fast, easy, and free BitTorrent client |
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I use it without GUI (-gtk -qt5) because I find the web interface just |
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fine. Also, being server-based it runs regardless of who's logged into |
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the PC, which is a plus here. |
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raffaele |