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kaddy

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From: Perth, Western Australia

Registered: 2009-09-22

Posts: 192

Ram Usage Outrageous!

Hey archers

I just installed 64 bit arch for the first time, I was using 32 bit for a couple months or so before hand with no problems.....

The first thing I noticed with 64bit Arch is it is Using All My Ram!!!! Even when im not doing anything on it! what the hell???
I have 4 gigs of Ram.... and my Ram Monitor is showing Much Much Much higher usage than what it EVER has in my 32bit install of Arch......

is this normal?

cheers
kaddy

Procyon

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Registered: 2008-05-07

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Re: Ram Usage Outrageous!

free -m?

Themaister

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From: Trondheim, Norway

Registered: 2008-07-21

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Re: Ram Usage Outrageous!

free -m
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:          5973       5932         41          0       1529       3916
-/+ buffers/cache:        486       5487
Swap:            0          0          0

If you're looking at the first line, you're doing it wrong. Linux tries to cache up as much memory as possible, which is perfectly fine.

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kaddy

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From: Perth, Western Australia

Registered: 2009-09-22

Posts: 192

Re: Ram Usage Outrageous!

I actually tried that just before you posted... and it looks ok

[kaddy@archbox ~]$ free -m
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:          3959        777       3182          0        102        389
-/+ buffers/cache:        284       3675
Swap:          258          0        258
[kaddy@archbox ~]$

my mistake.... i think i was reading the widget wrong

Last edited by kaddy (2009-12-28 14:30:28)