Improve performance on Zorin OS 17.3

  1. Change from Wayland to X11 during login screen
  2. Decrease swap use from 60 to 10: sudo tee /etc/sysctl.d/swappiness.conf <<< vm.swappiness=10
  3. Reduce SSD writes: sudo nano /etc/fstab (and add '',noatime'' after ''errors=remount-ro'') (ctrl o enter ctrl x)
  4. Disable NetworkManager-wait-online.service(speed up boot time): sudo systemctl disable NetworkManager-wait-online.service
  5. Disable Gnome Software from Startup Apps: sudo rm /etc/xdg/autostart/org.gnome.Software.desktop
  6. Update Mesa drivers on Intel/AMD: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kisak/kisak-mesa
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt upgrade
  7. reboot and enjoy faster desktop experience :wink:
9 Likes

Hello is X11 same as XORG? I only Xorg on the selection

Yes it is the same.

1 Like

I'm no longer a young adventurer, I don't have the need to go waaaaay-land. :winking_face_with_tongue: I stay home and tune my peepers to channel X11, its the only way to go for me.