Ever wondered how Linux decides which process gets more CPU time? Linux uses a value called the nice value to influence process scheduling. Every process has a nice value ranging from -20 to 19. 📌 Key points: ✅ Lower nice value = Higher CPU priority ✅ Higher nice value = Lower CPU priority Examples: -20 → Highest priority 0 → Default priority 19 → Lowest priority Running a command with a custom nice value nice -n +5 updatedb & This starts the updatedb process in the background with a nice va