Memory useage

MeatPie · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 112

After I boot up and go into X and work in the gui, top shows I use about 150MB memory (got 1GB). I emerge something and it goes to 900MB. I thought since this is a compile and pulling in code from all sorts of areas that this is normal behaviour. However when the emerge finishes and I'm not running anything besides X and top, it still reports 900MB RAM used. Anyone know why? and is there something I can do about it besides rebooting?

madbiker · Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:40 pm Post subject:

Searching is your friend...

MeatPie · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 112

Thanks for the link. Very intersting read. I'm usually very clumsy when it comes to searching for things. :oops:

madbiker · Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 6:27 pm Post subject: