My hdd in 5yo netbook is kill. I was using only ubuntu on this

since it's a netbook i'd go with SSD

>>58343790
>Is it better now?
I haven't had any problems. What was shitty?

>>58343790
Unless you need the extra storage space you get for the same price, go with the SSD

I'd go with the SSD too. Since you won't be using tons of storage

SSD has faster read/write so put data that will be accessed frequently on it (e.g. OS and programs). HDD is still cheaper per GB so use it for storing items long-term.

>>58343852
few years ago linux was killing ssd with writing data

>>58344078
it wasn't if you configured it properly
...which most of users didn't

his question was if the running SSDs on Linux was viable now, not SSD vs. HDD

>>58344100
ah okay
Its sad that basic hardware require any effort to work properly.

UUID=(...) / ext4 noatime,discard,errors=remount-ro 0 1

m-maybe, 2018, year of linux?

who knows

>>58344185
some distros recognize that you're using SSD and adjust the amount of I/O
or at least that's what i've heard

>>58344215
I have only 4gb of ram, what about swapping?
its hard to limit with a such small amount of ram

>>58344258
it depends on how you use your computer
4GB might be enough or not

>>58345902
...leave swap but change it so system will use it ONLY when you run out of RAM. this way it shouldn't torture your SSD too much and keep its lifespan at OK levels

>>58345925
So swappiness 10 should be good? Or go lower?

>>58346727
technically 10 should be more than enough because linuxes try to avoid using swap but if you're not using much RAM, go for 1 or even 0

>>58343790
Modern SSD's are pretty badass, they won't die on you and you will surely feel the speed improvements.