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   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   From: Sybren Stuvel    
   Subject: Re: Memory management?   
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   Xunil Resu enlightened us with:   
   > My Kubuntu pc has 384 mb RAM. After firing it up Kubuntu uses about 300 Mb   
   > RAM and 17 Mb of the Swap memory, as reported by the KDE InfoCenter. Is   
   > that much memory consumption normal?   
      
   Yes, Linux uses all your memory. You wouldn't want to waste any, would   
   you? The memory that isn't used by applications is used for disk   
   buffers and the like, to speed up your computer.   
      
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