I've been experiencing some frustrating issues with my Linux system (KDE Plasma on Arch). While I'm just using my computer, it occasionally freezes up completely. The audio keeps repeating and glitching, and I can't interact with anything. When this happens, I often see memory shortage notifications. I initially wanted to try Fedora but couldn't, and now I'm not looking to switch. Can anyone shed some light on what might be going wrong?
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I've had similar issues with Fedora KDE, and it seemed to clear up after a while. You might want to share more about your setup, like your hardware specs and whether you have any specific error messages.
If you're feeling adventurous, why not try Gentoo? Some people swear by it for performance.
It sounds like you're running low on RAM. A lot of us get into the habit of leaving tons of browser tabs open, which can quickly eat up memory. You might want to close some tabs or install an extension like Auto Tab Discard that helps unload inactive tabs from memory without closing them.
If that doesn't seem to be the issue, consider running fewer applications at the same time. Additionally, tweaking your system settings by adding `kernel.sysrq = 1` in a file in /etc/sysctl.d/ could help. This way, if you run into an out-of-memory situation, you can manually trigger the OOM killer to clear up some RAM by killing the heaviest processes. Also, balancing your swap space can help—having too much might slow things down, but too little will cause crashes. You want to find what works best for your usage habits.
Have you got swap enabled? It's crucial for helping with memory management when you run multiple applications. If you're looking to optimize performance, check out systemd-oomd. It can help improve responsiveness under low-memory conditions. There's a good guide on the Arch Wiki about it that could be useful for you.
Just checking—do you have a swap partition set up? That can make a big difference.
Totally! Details about your setup can really help pinpoint whether it’s a driver issue or something else that’s causing the freezes.