On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, [iso-8859-1] Mikko H�nninen wrote:
> Derek Callaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Wed, 02 Feb 2000:
> > Another way to save memory is to terminate getty on all unnecessary
> > terminals. The Linux Small-Memory mini-HOWTO describes many ways to
> > conserve memory.
>
> I would imagine that normally these get swapped out, so wouldn't really
> take up any actual memory at all on a running system. At least, that's
> how it works on my computer.
>
Well, according to that mini-HOWTO:
"Virtual Consoles
VCs are a great way to free up memory. Most Linux distributions run
about 6 of them out of the box. On average running 6 VCs requires
about 4MB of memory. Removing a couple of them can free up a couple
MBs of memory."
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