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I think it’s reasonable to assume that OP was talking about user space applications, not kernel disk cache.
by runeks 6y ago
I think it’s reasonable to assume that OP was talking about user space applications, not kernel disk cache.
- astrange 6y agoAdding up the memory use of apps isn’t actually a good way to calculate RAM needs though. It undercounts (because file caching matters too) and overcounts (because many things are fine swapped out).