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Re: Query about existence of way to free up unnecessary RAM usage



On Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:59:29 +0800
Bret Busby <bret.busby@gmail.com> wrote:

 
> At present, with 16GB of RAM, on this computer, and, "91% in use by
> programs" and "8% in use as cache" (even though, I set cache off, in
> each of the web browsers), it is a system riddled with bloatware, and,
> like a cow with bloat, where it keeps getting bigger and bigger, it
> needs for the gas to be released.

What command gave you that 91% and 8% information? Are you by any
chance using KDE? Do you have several VM hosts running?

Here's my vmstat for my 16GB machine:

slitt@mydesq2:~$ vmstat -S M
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- 
 r  b   swpd   free   buff  cache   si   so    bi    bo 
 0  0      0   8313    607   4509    0    0    23    22 
slitt@mydesq2:~$ vmstat -S M -a
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- 
 r  b   swpd   free  inact active   si   so    bi    bo 
 0  0      0   8313   3643   2201    0    0    23    22 
slitt@mydesq2:~$ 

You'll notice I truncated the right hand output, in Vim, so it wouldn't
wordwrap.

SteveT

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