On 10/09/2014, Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> wrote: > On Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:59:29 +0800 > Bret Busby <bret.bu...@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? >
I do not use kde (as the window manager or display manager, or, however the functionality is named). I use GNOME2 (on this computer - Debian 6). The RAM usage information is from the GNOME 2 "System Monitor 2.30.0" graphs applet in the panel. > 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 > " :~$ vmstat -S M procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- -system-- ----cpu---- r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa 15 0 1725 88 85 1348 0 1 7 11 2 1 13 1 86 0 " " :~$ vmstat -S M -a procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- -system-- ----cpu---- r b swpd free inact active si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa 12 0 1725 86 2194 13233 0 1 7 11 2 1 13 1 86 0 " -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .............. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy In Four Parts", written by Douglas Adams, published by Pan Books, 1992 .................................................... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CACX6j8NSq1D_qpKtGVOV=9aQ9CA=5==2qudhs8zur-gjws1...@mail.gmail.com
