> First of all, open up top again. When it starts, press the 'M' key (caps > necessary). This will sort the display by memory usage. Will do. > Anyway, what are you using this machine for? A server? A workstation? > Do you need printing? Remote web-based administration? Sound? USB > support? > And how much RAM do you have? And how much swap space do you have? > Answer the questions, and I'll give you help! Thank you. This is a home workstation, not linked to a lan but used for dialup internet access via modem. Would like sound. Need printing. Need X till I learn more about Linux. Don't need USB. I have 84 MB ram and a 204 MB swapfile. Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux user 183185 ----- Original Message ----- From: Asheesh Laroia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [expert] Where is all my memory going? > First of all, open up top again. When it starts, press the 'M' key (caps > necessary). This will sort the display by memory usage. That printout is > more useful than the other one (because that was sorted by processor > usage, not RAM usage). > > Anyway, what are you using this machine for? A server? A workstation? > Do you need printing? Remote web-based administration? Sound? USB > support? > > And how much RAM do you have? And how much swap space do you have? > > Answer the questions, and I'll give you help! > > -- Asheesh Laroia. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. >
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