a cache stores temporary data nearby so that it can be retrieved much more quickly than fetching it from the real backing store (disk, network), or recalculating some result all over again
Questions tagged [cache]
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How can I disable the prefetch cache?
I run a few Ubuntu servers that have a load of django sites running on them. The sites and the httpd start at boot and after that (apart from me SSHing in to update it or using bzr to update websites) nothing else gets run on it.
At the moment over…
Oli
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Ubuntu sudden crash - Cache_Error
I was drawing svg in a text editor when, suddenly, Ubuntu 13.04 crashed on me displaying a few lines, similar to each other. Here are the two first :
[30714.772014] nouveau E[ 1265] failed to idle channel 0xcccc0000
[30714.772321] nouveau E[ …
Farida
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Is it safe to remove files/folders from .cache?
My .cache folder is occupying over 6GB of space. It is safe to delete it? The contents of my .cache are:
bazel dconf fontconfig jedi matplotlib motd.legal-displayed pip
user590995
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How does Ubuntu remembers process history?
Recently I noticed two things in my Ubuntu-13.10(32-bit) and would like to get cleared.
Scenario-1:
One of the functionality of terminal is that you can get previous commands by using "UP" arrow key. But when I used up arrow, it was showing me all…
node_analyser
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How to cache a specific folder?
I have a folder that has a things in it that get frequently accessed. Some things get accessed a lot, and some don't. How can I set it up so that if something gets accessed enough times (i.e. 3 times) it gets moved to a higher, faster tier of…
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Removal of files in sudo (Terminal)
Should I remove this file in my terminal for better performance?
In a simpler explanation should I run:
cd
ls
rm -r .cache
for better performance?
My assumption is that it will have to compile less. Thank you!
MoW3
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