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| 37099 | 2002-02-26 02:02:00 | I am running Mandrake linux 8.1 on K6-2-500Mz processor 256Mb ram 500Mb swap partition The system was easy to install and apps run well BUT! After running various applications the system sometimes slows to a crawl. Memory info tool reports an ever increasing cached memory - anything up to 220Mb with only 3-4 Mb free memory left. Closing applications does not reduce cache size. Even after closing all applications including X-windows, cat/proc/meminfo shows cached memory still at the same level. The only way I have of resetting this is to reboot. Is there any way of (1)limiting the cached memory size or (2)forcing it to free memory? |
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| 37100 | 2002-02-26 03:55:00 | If you've still got free memory there should not be a problem. How much swap space is being used? Open a terminal window and run 'top' in it. That will give you a better idea of what is going on. |
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