Re: Query about existence of way to free up unnecessary RAM usage
On 10/09/2014, Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Sep 2014, Bret Busby 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),
>
> Cache has nothing to do with the browsers, and everything to do with the
> kernel.
>
> The output of free (and for your browsers, their internal memory report
> (about:memory for both chromium and iceweasel) will be useful.
>
>
> Free RAM is wasted RAM. http://www.linuxatemyram.com/ (and similar
> sites) might be useful.
>
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"
:~$ free
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 16333856 16242704 91152 0 86784 1384384
-/+ buffers/cache: 14771536 1562320
Swap: 42860340 1764372 41095968
"
I do not run chromium, and I am not at present running iceweasel.
I am at present running (in web browsers)
javascript enabled
Opera
Epiphany
javascript disabled
Arora
konqueror
rekonq
Whilst that may seem alot, I have previously run Arora, with
javascript disabled, with 106 browser windows open, using less than
half of the RAM.
--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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