mr_right@lemmy.dbzer0.com to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 2 years agoyou don't need more 4GB of RAMlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square222fedilinkarrow-up11.51Karrow-down139
arrow-up11.47Karrow-down1imageyou don't need more 4GB of RAMlemmy.dbzer0.commr_right@lemmy.dbzer0.com to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square222fedilink
minus-squaremexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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
minus-squareMeanEYE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoThere’s no benefit in having RAM sitting idle and empty. Si Linux caches a lot of things.
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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
There’s no benefit in having RAM sitting idle and empty. Si Linux caches a lot of things.