Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ 3 Memory Status

[Brent Sims <brent@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 28 May 2000, Michael Wass so wrote:

} In System Status in the GUI, the memory usage has grown from 18% on reboot, 
} to 30% twelve hours later, and now 42% after 15 hours. What's considered 
} "normal?"

	Telnet in and run top. Linux manages memory quite
well. However, instead of freeing unused memory after using it, it
will cache it in order to make it usable that much quicker next
time. Thus a system with plenty of memory can show little or almost
no free memory while having plenty of free memory cached.

	With top you can see how much memory is used and how much is
cached. The details are well marked on top's screen. Just a peek.

	Peace be with you,
	
	Brent
	
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