> The "used" figure in Top doesn't really tell you anything, > since it includes > the kernel buffer which tries to take up all available > memory. If you > actually look at the list of processes, I think you'll find > that you're only > using 1-2% of memory for applications. > > I'm not sure what app would show your "real" free memory.
The command 'free' shows what you like to know: $ free total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 1551480 1505656 45824 0 101400 1015540 -/+ buffers/cache: 388716 1162764 Swap: 524264 23088 501176 The used/free amounts on the second line are the interesting ones in this case. Arjen ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])