Former title: SSD having issues after I filled up its storage
I wrote this poorly last time so here’s a more clear description: Hey all, so I filled my SSD up on Linux Mint and it’s running sluggishly. I deleted more than half of my storage but there’s still issues. It can read / write fast according to my inexperienced testing and I have trimmed it (to my knowledge) but there’s still issues. Loading up programs now takes 30 seconds (even something like VLC which typically took like 0.5 seconds). Loading new audio files into VLC can take 10 seconds. I have checked my system monitor and nothing seems out of place. Also, when the program starts running, it runs perfectly. The computer itself is fast but loading anything new takes ages. Does anyone have any ideas? It’s a new laptop, not even two months old.
Edit: This is somehow, and strangely, a Flatpak issue apparently? It was triggered either by a full SSD or the new Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon update.
Edit 2: Interesting experiment result
‘it took 30 seconds but this got outputted and then the file ran: dave@dog: ~$ flatpak run org.x.Warpinator Gtx-Message: 14:29:03.389: Failed to load module “xapp-gtk3-module” Using landlock for incoming file isolation’
It appears there’s either a xdg-desktop-portal-gtk and/or xdg-desktop-portal-gnome error and I’m not alone, Mint and Arch users are both reporting it as of recent strangely???
This was a real sneaky fu(ker as it dodged all logical system testing. The only reason I caught it was cause it was suspicious how fast system programs booted and how flatpaks booted like sh(t. Not sure if I’m even right about the module, but I’m highly suspicious
Some comment mentioned this and it explained it well: Random shot, because it’s probably not an issue on Mint like it was on Arch a few months ago, but xdg-desktop-portal problems can cause apps to take forever to load, but run fine once loaded.
edit: Try removing xdg-desktop-portal-gtk and/or xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
I had this issue as well, but my file system was broken when i was trashing a OS, I did not know it was xdg-desktop-portal-gtk or xdg-desktop-portal-gnome I think it was Debian with cinnamon or maybe LMDE.
alright edit: I have a Flatpak issue, not an SSD issue. does anyone have any thoughts? this could be due to the new linux mint update. my pc is a samsung galaxy s2 (750XED P13CFG)
the linux mint discussion forum has a post about my model not being great but last update my system worked just fine. i actually think having a full ssd broke flatpak. otherwise ive hit a horrible regression issue https://github.com/orgs/linuxmint/discussions/277
Backup and install a fresh Linux Mint.
What filesystem are you using? Is it encrypted?
Could you run a benchmark to verify if reads and writes are both affected? KDiskMark is like crystaldiskmark or Gnome Disks has a built in benchmark.
not encyrpted. i tried running a write test in gnome disks but i get 'error unmounting /dev/nvme0n1p2: target is busy (udisks-error-quark, 14)
What do you mean with “Deleted half of my storage”?
How did you do that? Did you just go into your file manager and deleted some photos, or did you remove partitions and stuff outside of /home/?You know of the “linuxatemyram.com”-site, do you? Did you try to “optimize” the RAM consumption or other performance tweaks? It sounds like you “don’t have enough RAM” and then Linux tries to use the swap space, pulling stuff from your SSD.
Did you install Mint freshly onto the new SSD? Did you use the recommended partioning-layout (regarding swap space)?
I hate to say it, but did you try to reinstall your OS? Maybe that might help…
i deleted half of the data on the ssd (no it’s not in the trash folder.) i deleted timeshift files and unused apps. how do i optimize ram consumption and get ‘other performancw tweaks’. i shouldnt be running out of ram if nothing is loaded and i just booted up? yeah i installed mint on to the ssd when i got it. i dont dual boot so do i need to partition? no i have not reinstalled linux but i might
i deleted half of the data on the ssd (no it’s not in the trash folder.) i deleted timeshift files and unused apps.
Can you name a few examples? Apps usually don’t need much data, and timeshift backups aren’t accumulative, so only the first one is big, and the following ones are just a few MBs big.
Why not store them on an external drive? That would be the best method anyway, in case you can’t access your PC.how do i optimize ram consumption and get ‘other performancw tweaks’. i shouldnt be running out of ram if nothing is loaded and i just booted up?
Easy. You don’t :) Linux is already very optimized ootb, and the only thing you can install for example is TLP, a battery life prolonger for better runtime on laptops.
Other than that, don’t. And take a look at the link, everything gets explained very well and simple there.i dont dual boot so do i need to partition?
If you have to ask this, it should be fine. The default layout on Mint is good as is.
no i have not reinstalled linux but i might
Remember to backup your data!!!
If you haven’t made many customisations, every file should be restored easily. Might help, but keep an eye on your actions.Don’t do stupid things and maybe consider immutable distros, like Fedora Silverblue, since you can’t mess up anything on them.
read the edited post! apparently somethings wrong with the gtk3 module, im only having slow boots for flatpaks!!
I had this problem with flatpaks, I changed the dbus implementation to dbus-broker (in endeavouros) and it fixed the issue. It may be the same problem.
how do yoy do that
I installed dbus-broker and the package manager checked the dependencies and removed the unnecessary stuff. After that I applied the dbus-broker services:
systemctl enable dbus-broker.service
sudo systemctl --global enable dbus-broker.service
And then restarted.
Idk if it might break things in mint, so I would be cautious.
by any chance does this have to do with gtk3?
Yes, I remember reading about a gtk thing that interacts with flatpak, they said it should not give this error in April, but it seems to still be happening, idk.
Edit: I just saw that you deleted the gtk portal and it worked! So no need to install another dbus daemon.
