Let’s look at some basic commands that report on memory usage. The first that probably comes to mind is free. The free command will tell you about used and unused memory and about swap space. Physical ...

I've been using a minimal install of FreeBSD as a file server lately, and while I'm happy with it, I decided to try out Debian as well (just to learn more about Linux). <BR><BR>What surprised me is ...

I have linux (Slackware 8.0 to be specific) installed on my computer with 384MB ram and a 768MB swap (actually slightly more but I told fdisk 768 when I created the partition). I ran 'free' in the ...

One of the many nice things about Linux is that there's always so much power at your fingertips. With that power comes great information that can help you troubleshoot issues or simply see how much ...

For those used to Windows looking to make the jump to Linux, one point of confusion I see crop up again and again comes down to RAM. I frequently see people expressing concern over how little RAM they ...

Spotify taking too much space on Linux? Here's how to move Spotify cache to tmpfs (RAM), limit its size, and keep your system ...

Forget the bare minimum - here's how much RAM you really need to unlock your Linux system's full potential and keep it running smoothly.