On 10/09/2014, Don Armstrong <d...@debian.org> wrote: > On Wed, 10 Sep 2014, Bret Busby 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), > > Cache has nothing to do with the browsers, and everything to do with the > kernel. > > The output of free (and for your browsers, their internal memory report > (about:memory for both chromium and iceweasel) will be useful. > > > Free RAM is wasted RAM. http://www.linuxatemyram.com/ (and similar > sites) might be useful. > > -- > Don Armstrong http://www.donarmstrong.com > > This message brought to you by weapons of mass destruction related > program activities, and the letter G. > >
" :~$ free total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 16333856 16242704 91152 0 86784 1384384 -/+ buffers/cache: 14771536 1562320 Swap: 42860340 1764372 41095968 " I do not run chromium, and I am not at present running iceweasel. I am at present running (in web browsers) javascript enabled Opera Epiphany javascript disabled Arora konqueror rekonq Whilst that may seem alot, I have previously run Arora, with javascript disabled, with 106 browser windows open, using less than half of the RAM. -- 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/cacx6j8p9faf4m3evfkvma1u6nukzn6nymbqe1cv_cbdvqw-...@mail.gmail.com