Begginer's question: how to change priority processing

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rmlazzari
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Begginer's question: how to change priority processing

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Description of problem or question: I'd like to reduce the HandBreak's load to my system in order to make room for other tasks simultaneously.




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HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0):1.5.1 (x86_64)




Operating system and version (e.g., Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Windows 10 Creators Update):Linux Cinnamon 5.4.12, base Ubuntu 22.04 jammy running in a Intel Core i5-3470 bits: 64, graphics Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics vendor: Dell driver, 8GB RAM@1600 Memory: 7.68 GiB used: 2.18 GiB (28.4%) (If I forgot something important, please ask me. Txs.)




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Re: Begginer's question: how to change priority processing

Post by Segfault »

https://linux.die.net/man/8/renice

This will lower the priority but it still will use all available resources. (There are more complicated ways to limit CPU usage.)
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