[ale] Memory Usage

[Wandered Inn]

Michael B Golden wrote:
> 
> My system continually runs out of memory.
> Output of free :
>              total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
> Mem:         22724      16444       6280       3328       1624      12708
> -/+ buffers/cache:       2112      20612
> Swap:        72256        896      71360

Note that this says you have 20612 in buffers/cache.  This is memory
that's not currently being used.  My box has 128 Meg and free shows:

             total       used       free     shared    buffers    
cached
Mem:        127828     123028       4800      58964      16988     
38732
-/+ buffers/cache:      67308      60520
Swap:       100764        504     100260

So, although this indicates I've only got 4800 memory free, check out
what's free in buffers/cache, 60520.



 It is important,
> because I keep pushing it and having to flip the switch on it because I
> manage to freeze it by stuffing too much into memory. I don't have the
> money to stick more RAM into it, so that isn't an option, and it doesn't
> care to use the swap very often. What can I do?

I would suggest that if 'freeze' is caused by another issue.  Are you
running X and is this what's freezing?

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