earlyoom Alternatives

earlyoom is described as 'Checks the amount of available memory and free swap up to 10 times a second (less often if there is a lot of free memory). By default if both are below 10%, it will kill the largest process (highest oom_score)' and is an app. There are 2 alternatives to earlyoom for Linux. The best earlyoom alternative is nohang, which is both free and Open Source.

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  1. nohang

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    nohang package provides a highly configurable daemon for Linux which is able to correctly prevent out of memory (OOM) and keep system responsiveness in low memory conditions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    • nohang is the most popular Linux alternative to earlyoom.

    • nohang is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to earlyoom.

    • nohang is Free and Open Sourceearlyoom is also Free and Open Source

  2. oomd

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    oomd leverages PSI and cgroupv2 to monitor a system holistically. oomd then takes corrective action in userspace before an OOM occurs in kernel space. Corrective action is configured via a flexible plugin system, in which custom code can be written.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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