mr_right@lemmy.dbzer0.com to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 7 months agoyou don't need more 4GB of RAMlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square227fedilinkarrow-up11.49Karrow-down139
arrow-up11.45Karrow-down1imageyou don't need more 4GB of RAMlemmy.dbzer0.commr_right@lemmy.dbzer0.com to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square227fedilink
minus-squaremexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·7 months agoIts more likely caching. They just keep the cache of files opened earlier so that its ready for you if you need it immediately again. Also unused ram is wasted ram
minus-squareuis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months ago Its more likely caching. Pagecache doesn’t count towards used ram. Also unused ram is wasted ram Uninstall ram sticks to not waste them.
minus-squaremexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoYes it won’t count used ram. But the other person has a “feeling” that linux uses the same ram even when he quit the apps. So that may count. Use RAM efficiently. There is no point in freeing all ram
Its more likely caching. They just keep the cache of files opened earlier so that its ready for you if you need it immediately again. Also unused ram is wasted ram
Pagecache doesn’t count towards used ram.
Uninstall ram sticks to not waste them.
Yes it won’t count used ram. But the other person has a “feeling” that linux uses the same ram even when he quit the apps. So that may count.
Use RAM efficiently. There is no point in freeing all ram