systemd-oomd
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
Why people recommend it
“Have you tried setting up systemd-oomd [1]? It works by killing the offending process (hopefully) before a true OOM.”
“For OOM, there's earlyoom [1] and systemd-oomd [2]. They usually work out of the box”
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“Combined with systemd-oomd I haven't had a swapping or memory issue in many years.”
“If using systemd-oomd, you can launch Firefox into it's own cgroup”
Caveats and dissent
“Chris disables systemd-oomd after it obliterates his X session with no explanation”
“Mint wisely avoided systemd-oomd”
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“OOMD has killed my greetd session before”
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Linux 7.3 improves performance when running out of vRAM 2 mentions
- Stop making swap partitions—use swap files instead 1 mention
- It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12 1 mention
- Modernizing swapping: virtual swap spaces 1 mention
- Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux on it 1 mention
- HipKittens: Fast and furious AMD kernels 1 mention
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All comments 7
“Chris disables systemd-oomd after it obliterates his X session with no explanation”
“Have you tried setting up systemd-oomd [1]? It works by killing the offending process (hopefully) before a true OOM.”
“For OOM, there's earlyoom [1] and systemd-oomd [2]. They usually work out of the box”
“Combined with systemd-oomd I haven't had a swapping or memory issue in many years.”
“If using systemd-oomd, you can launch Firefox into it's own cgroup”
“Mint wisely avoided systemd-oomd”
“OOMD has killed my greetd session before”