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eddie · 20-08-2006, 12:59 AM

Look at the values mentioned against "-/+ buffers/cache". That is the amount of memory actually being used. The rest of the memory which is being showed as "Used" is used for caching libraries for quick access but it is not really used. It is free and kernel can always purge the older cache whenever needed for actual usage.

As far as adding swap is concerned. You need to make a swap partition and then mount it by inserting its entry in /etc/fstab. The next time your system boots, it will be auto-detected and used as for swap purpose.

20-08-2006, 12:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
eddie El mooooo Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: India Posts: 1,414	Re: y so much mem????(FC5) Look at the values mentioned against "-/+ buffers/cache". That is the amount of memory actually being used. The rest of the memory which is being showed as "Used" is used for caching libraries for quick access but it is not really used. It is free and kernel can always purge the older cache whenever needed for actual usage. As far as adding swap is concerned. You need to make a swap partition and then mount it by inserting its entry in /etc/fstab. The next time your system boots, it will be auto-detected and used as for swap purpose.