On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 10:52:55 -0500, "Ravi Malghan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello All: I just installed Mandrake 8.1 on my machine. I have only 128M of > RAM and machine seems to be already using up about 87MB. When I run top > I see 5 processes of Nautilus each taking about 11MB of RAM.
11MB isn't really that much at all. You should be looing at the "share" column. Also be sure not to add up the RAM usage of the processes. > When I run other applications and close them (like the nautilus window > that pops up when a CDROM is inserted etc), more of this nautilus process > start coming up each taking about 11-15MB of memory. > 1. Is Nautilus required for proper running of the GNOME? Not at all. With GNOME you can have three choices when it comes to desktop management: Nautilus, GMC (the old GNOME file manager) or nothing at all. Using GMC or nothing can really speed up a system by using less RAM. > 2. If I remove this from the Startup Programs, what am I going to loose? You will lose all the extra functionality given by Nautilus. GMC is a simple file manager, so all you'll set on your desktop is simple icons and folders. If you use nothing, you'll have a bare desktop (no icons at all). The easiest way to choose your desktop manager is to install Ximian GNOME and use the Ximian Doorman configuration tool. Otherwise, you can edit the GNOME session properties by typing session-properties in an xterm. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan "You're basically killing each other to see who's got the better imaginary friend." -- Yassir Arrafat, on the topic of going to war over religion
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