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Re: freeing up memory in Linux <OFFTOPIC>

• Posted by Nick Johnson <arachnid at MAD.SCIENTIST.COM> Mar 28, 2000
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My advice is, dont worry! Linux manages it's memory very efficiently, and if
you are not running much, it fills the remainder up with kernel, libraries,
etc in it's spare time, to speed up loading if these are needed. But once
the memory is needed for something else, some of the contents of the memory
will be dumped or moved to the swap partition to make room. I have a 64mb
system, and the memory is full shortly after boot, but I can still load
x-windows, netscape and StarOffice comfortably side by side.

Nick
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Hurley <mike_hurley_2 at YAHOO.COM>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 3:18 AM
Subject: freeing up memory in Linux <OFFTOPIC>


> Anybody know how to free up memory in Linux?  My
> machine has 20Mb RAM, and under 1Mb free at all
> times...usually around 600Kb.  I'm using kernel
> 2.2.10.  What daemons do what and would they help free
> up space?  I tried limiting my consoles to just 2 in
> 'inittab', but that didn't help.
>
> Any help is appreciated:
> Mike Hurley
>
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