4 Tricks to Speed Up Ubuntu

* Show Hidden Startup Apps:
sudo sed -i "s/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/g" /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop

* Install Preload from Software Center

* Change Swappiness Value
1. Run terminal
2. Enter following line to see current swappiness value
cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
(default value in Ubuntu for swappiness is 60)
3. Open file /etc/sysctl.conf in a text editor, I did
gedit /etc/sysctl.conf
4. nter the following parameter
# Decrease swappiness value
vm.swappiness=10
5. Save the file and restart the computer