Re: debian-5.0.3 on ThinkPad A21e : dude, where's my RAM ?
On 09-11-17 10:22:38, Nuno Magalhães wrote:
> From my free -m i get this:
> total used free shared buffers cached
> Mem: 3934 3755 179 0 191 1703
> -/+ buffers/cache: 1859 2074
> Swap: 1906 50 1855
>
> I doubt my computer's actually using almost 2GB (those 1859),
But it is. That's what "- buffers/cache" means.
> and this number is high because i have a whole bunch of stuff open[1]
> plus services and daemons[2]. It's working like a charm and it would
> probably make due with "just" 1GB, but it would probably use the disc
> more often. ...
...
Lots, and then some. You can see memory usage in `top`; press "<" 3
times to sort on "RES" (RESident memory).
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