On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 11:29:24PM +0200, botio wrote: > ... > > Mem: 64106496 57204736 6901760 0 7970816 > > 31293440 > > Swap: 94920704 0 94920704 > > MemTotal: 62604 kB > > MemFree: 6740 kB > > MemShared: 0 kB > > Buffers: 7784 kB > > Cached: 30560 kB > > seem ok, linux uses the free memory (not used by apps) for caching and > buffers (for better I/O), cached memory is freed when needed by apps. > > then, memory used by your apps is only 62604 -30560 -7784 (~25MB) > > > SwapTotal: 92696 kB > > SwapFree: 92696 kB > > your swap is not used, so 64MB is enough for your system. >
Just to add to this: I have been running sarge on an Intel Celeron 360 with 64Mg ram for years - even using X11 and sometimes Openoffice. Regards Johann -- Johann Spies Telefoon: 021-808 4036 Informasietegnologie, Universiteit van Stellenbosch "But the end of all things is at hand; be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent love among yourselves; for love shall cover the multitude of sins." I Peter 4:7,8 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]