On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 12:00:45PM EDT, somethin2cool wrote: > Nigel Henry wrote: > >On Sunday 29 April 2007 16:19, somethin2cool wrote: > >>even though i'm not running anything. > >> > >>in processes task manager says i'm using a total of 25mb, inc > >>dependencies. > >> > >>in resources, it says 204. given the sluggishness of the totally minimal > >>system i believe the later. > >> > >>however, even if i was to open every gui ap, it shouldn't use that much. > >> > >>what's wrong with it? why is it using up my ram? > >> > >>atm, just ruunning xfce takes 200mb. nothing stupid is installed, the > >>whole point was for a fast system > > > >I've already seen the same question today, about memory being eaten up, > >and that too was someone using xfce. The answer was that xfce suffers from > >memory leaks. > > > >The thing to do is log out of xfce, restart it, and keep an eye on memory > >useage. If it is a memory leak problem, you should initially see hardly > >any memory being used, and this will slowly creep up with the passing of > >time. > > > >Nigel. > > > > > > Oh. kinda contradictory for the 'light' DE.
Two different things. Memory leaks are almost always easy to fix .. once you know how/where it's leaking, that is .. Bloat is a design issue .. In a sense, it's even easier to "fix" .. make up you mind whether you really need all paraphernalia .. if you don't .. dump the bloody thing and look for you fun elsewhere. > Still, they seem on the ball. I don't use XFCE but if it is something as clearcut as a memory leak .. the first thing to do is to find out if there's a patch for it. Go to their web site .. see what's the current version .. take a look at the change log .. etc. > I'm sure it'll be sorted in no time Hopefully, you only need to upgrade. Good luck with it. Thanks, cga -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
