Memory usage
Gene Heskett
gene.heskett at verizon.net
Wed Mar 7 04:47:10 UTC 2007
On Tuesday 06 March 2007, Leonardo de Miranda Cabral wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I have a notebook with 1GB Ram memory. I was taking a look in the memory
> usage of this notebook and guess what, with almost nothing
> (applications) loaded the memory that Kubuntu show as used with the
> 'free' command is 750MB. How????? I even stopped X (kdm), apache2,
> postgresql, everything... I`m getting crazy??!!! Why kubuntu don`t free
> this memory??? I went to a WinXP SP2 box with 512MB RAM that my father
> has and with a lot of application loaded it still hava free memory at
> about 200MB. For you guys help me lower my memory usage here a some
> 'free' and 'ps' outputs. [1] and [2] are outputs when nothing is loaded
> (neither X), and [3] and [4] with some default applications that
> usually starts with kde. Is this a kernel bug??? If can any one help me
> or explain me this strange memory usage...
>
>----------------- [1] -> free -m
> --------------------------------------------- total used
> free shared buffers cached Mem: 1002 761
> 240 0 36 659 -/+ buffers/cache: 65
> 937
>Swap: 2933 0 2933
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>-----------
>
>----------------- [2] -> ps aux
> --------------------------------------------- USER PID %CPU %MEM
> VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND root 1 0.0 0.0
> 1632 612 ? Ss 18:32 0:01 /sbin/init splash
>root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 18:32 0:00
> [migration/0] root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 18:32
> 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0] root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S
> 18:32 0:00 [watchdog/0] root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S< 18:32 0:00 [events/0] root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S< 18:32 0:00 [khelper] root 7 0.0 0.0 0 0
> ? S< 18:32 0:00 [kthread] root 9 0.0 0.0 0
> 0 ? S< 18:32 0:00 [kblockd/0] root 10 0.0 0.0
> 0 0 ? S< 18:32 0:00 [kacpid] root 11 0.0 0.0
> 0 0 ? S< 18:32 0:00 [kacpi_notify]
>root 102 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 18:32 0:00
> [kseriod] root 135 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 18:32
> 0:00 [pdflush] root 136 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S
> 18:32 0:00 [pdflush] root 137 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S
> 18:32 0:00 [kswapd0] root 138 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S< 18:32 0:00 [aio/0] root 1704 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S< 18:32 0:00 [khubd] root 1728 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S< 18:32 0:00 [khpsbpkt] root 1767 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S 18:32 0:00 [knodemgrd_0] root 1809 0.0 0.0 0
> 0 ? S< 18:32 0:00 [kjournald] root 1884 0.0 0.0
> 1600 544 ? Ss 18:32 0:00 //sbin/logd root 2027 0.0
> 0.1 2612 1040 ? S<s 18:32
>0:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon
>root 2786 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 18:32 0:00
> [shpchpd] root 2797 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 18:32
> 0:00 [kpsmoused] root 2915 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S
> 18:32 0:00 [pccardd] root 2916 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S< 18:32 0:00 [tifm0] root 3033 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S< 18:32 0:00 [ipw2200/0] root 3624 0.0 0.0 1600 508
> tty2 Ss+ 18:32 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2
>root 3625 0.0 0.0 1600 508 tty3 Ss+ 18:32 0:00
> /sbin/getty 38400 tty3
>root 3626 0.0 0.0 1596 504 tty4 Ss+ 18:32 0:00
> /sbin/getty 38400 tty4
>root 3627 0.0 0.0 1600 508 tty5 Ss+ 18:32 0:00
> /sbin/getty 38400 tty5
>root 3628 0.0 0.0 1600 504 tty6 Ss+ 18:32 0:00
> /sbin/getty 38400 tty6
>root 3853 0.0 0.1 2200 1164 ? Ss 18:32
>0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid -c /etc/acpi/events -s /var/run/acpid.socket
>root 3948 0.0 0.0 1648 612 ? Ss 18:32 0:00
> /sbin/syslogd root 3974 0.0 0.0 1728 516 ? Ss 18:32
> 0:00 /bin/dd bs 1 if /proc/kmsg of /var/run/klogd/kmsg
>klog 3976 0.0 0.1 2428 1312 ? Ss 18:32
>0:00 /sbin/klogd -P /var/run/klogd/kmsg
>cupsys 4098 0.0 0.1 4540 2000 ? Ss 18:32
>0:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd
>root 4140 0.0 0.0 4900 924 ? Ss 18:32
>0:00 /usr/sbin/hpiod
>hplip 4181 0.0 0.4 9672 4860 ? S 18:32 0:00
>python /usr/sbin/hpssd
>root 4291 0.0 0.2 5580 2272 ? Ss 18:32
>0:00 /usr/sbin/apt-index-watcher watch --syslog
>103 4311 0.0 0.0 2300 896 ? Ss 18:32
>0:09 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
>106 4326 0.0 0.5 7220 5688 ? Ss 18:32
>0:05 /usr/sbin/hald
>root 4327 0.0 0.1 2916 1040 ? S 18:32 0:00
> hald-runner 106 4333 0.0 0.0 2024 872 ? S 18:33
>0:00 /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-acpi
>106 4339 0.0 0.0 2024 844 ? S 18:33
>0:00 /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-keyboard
>106 4355 0.0 0.0 2028 916 ? S 18:33
>0:00 /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-storage
>root 4372 0.0 0.0 1948 796 ? Ss 18:33
>0:00 /usr/sbin/dhcdbd --system
>root 4389 0.0 0.2 20372 2104 ? Ssl 18:33
>0:01 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --pid-file
> /var/run/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.pid root 4404 0.0 0.1
> 2964 1248 ? Ss 18:33
>0:00 /usr/sbin/NetworkManagerDispatcher --pid-file
> /var/run/NetworkManager/NetworkManagerDispatcher.pid root 4447
> 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 18:33 0:00 [ondemand] root
> 4496 0.0 0.1 4940 1048 ? Ss 18:33
>0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
>root 4578 0.0 0.0 2072 740 ? Ss 18:33
>0:00 /usr/sbin/hcid -x
>root 4584 0.0 0.0 1668 496 ? Ss 18:33
>0:00 /usr/sbin/sdpd
>root 4596 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 18:33 0:00
> [krfcommd] daemon 4634 0.0 0.0 1856 428 ? Ss 18:33
> 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd root 4647 0.0 0.0 2192 868 ? Ss
> 18:33
>0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
>dhcp 4805 0.0 0.0 2392 748 ? S<s 18:33 0:00
>dhclient3 -pf /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid -lf
> /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient.eth0.leases eth0
>root 5221 0.0 0.1 3460 1396 ? S 18:53
>0:00 /sbin/wpa_supplicant -dd -g /var/run/wpa_supplicant-global
>dhcp 5228 0.0 0.1 2400 1168 ? S 18:53
>0:00 /sbin/dhclient -1 -lf /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient.eth1.leases -pf
> /var/run/dhclient.eth1.pid -q -e dhc_dbus=31 -d eth1
>root 7806 0.0 0.1 2672 1172 tty1 Ss 21:18 0:00
> /bin/login -- 1000 7812 0.7 0.3 5872 3444 tty1 S 21:18
> 0:00 -bash 1000 7831 0.0 0.0 2476 988 tty1 R+ 21:18
> 0:00 ps aux --------------------- [2] end
> --------------------------------------
>
>
>----------------------[3] -> free -m -----------------------------
> total used free shared buffers
> cached Mem: 1002 967 34 0 39
> 684 -/+ buffers/cache: 244 757
>Swap: 2933 0 2933
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>--------------------- [4] -> ps aux -------------------------------
>USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
>root 1 0.0 0.0 1632 612 ? Ss 18:32 0:01
> /sbin/init splash
>root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 18:32 0:00
> [migration/0] root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 18:32
> 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0] root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S
> 18:32 0:00 [watchdog/0] root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S< 18:32 0:00 [events/0] root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S< 18:32 0:00 [khelper] root 7 0.0 0.0 0 0
> ? S< 18:32 0:00 [kthread] root 9 0.0 0.0 0
> 0 ? S< 18:32 0:00 [kblockd/0] root 10 0.0 0.0
> 0 0 ? S< 18:32 0:00 [kacpid] root 11 0.0 0.0
> 0 0 ? S< 18:32 0:00 [kacpi_notify]
>root 102 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 18:32 0:00
> [kseriod] root 135 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 18:32
> 0:00 [pdflush] root 136 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S
> 18:32 0:00 [pdflush] root 137 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S
> 18:32 0:00 [kswapd0] root 138 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S< 18:32 0:00 [aio/0] root 1704 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S< 18:32 0:00 [khubd] root 1728 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S< 18:32 0:00 [khpsbpkt] root 1767 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S 18:32 0:00 [knodemgrd_0] root 1809 0.0 0.0 0
> 0 ? S< 18:32 0:00 [kjournald] root 1884 0.0 0.0
> 1600 544 ? Ss 18:32 0:00 //sbin/logd root 2027 0.0
> 0.1 2612 1040 ? S<s 18:32
>0:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon
>root 2786 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 18:32 0:00
> [shpchpd] root 2797 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 18:32
> 0:00 [kpsmoused] root 2915 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S
> 18:32 0:00 [pccardd] root 2916 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S< 18:32 0:00 [tifm0] root 3033 0.0 0.0 0 0 ?
> S< 18:32 0:00 [ipw2200/0] root 3624 0.0 0.0 1600 508
> tty2 Ss+ 18:32 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2
>root 3625 0.0 0.0 1600 508 tty3 Ss+ 18:32 0:00
> /sbin/getty 38400 tty3
>root 3626 0.0 0.0 1596 504 tty4 Ss+ 18:32 0:00
> /sbin/getty 38400 tty4
>root 3627 0.0 0.0 1600 508 tty5 Ss+ 18:32 0:00
> /sbin/getty 38400 tty5
>root 3628 0.0 0.0 1600 504 tty6 Ss+ 18:32 0:00
> /sbin/getty 38400 tty6
>root 3853 0.0 0.1 2200 1164 ? Ss 18:32
>0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid -c /etc/acpi/events -s /var/run/acpid.socket
>root 3948 0.0 0.0 1648 612 ? Ss 18:32 0:00
> /sbin/syslogd root 3974 0.0 0.0 1728 516 ? Ss 18:32
> 0:00 /bin/dd bs 1 if /proc/kmsg of /var/run/klogd/kmsg
>klog 3976 0.0 0.1 2428 1312 ? Ss 18:32
>0:00 /sbin/klogd -P /var/run/klogd/kmsg
>cupsys 4098 0.0 0.1 4540 2000 ? Ss 18:32
>0:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd
>root 4140 0.0 0.0 4900 924 ? Ss 18:32
>0:00 /usr/sbin/hpiod
>hplip 4181 0.0 0.4 9672 4860 ? S 18:32 0:00
>python /usr/sbin/hpssd
>root 4291 0.0 0.2 5580 2272 ? Ss 18:32
>0:00 /usr/sbin/apt-index-watcher watch --syslog
>103 4311 0.0 0.0 2300 896 ? Ss 18:32
>0:09 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
>106 4326 0.0 0.5 7220 5688 ? Ss 18:32
>0:05 /usr/sbin/hald
>root 4327 0.0 0.1 2916 1040 ? S 18:32 0:00
> hald-runner 106 4333 0.0 0.0 2024 872 ? S 18:32
>0:00 /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-acpi
>106 4339 0.0 0.0 2024 844 ? S 18:33
>0:00 /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-keyboard
>106 4355 0.0 0.0 2028 916 ? S 18:33
>0:00 /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-storage
>root 4372 0.0 0.0 1948 796 ? Ss 18:33
>0:00 /usr/sbin/dhcdbd --system
>root 4389 0.0 0.2 20372 2104 ? Ssl 18:33
>0:01 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --pid-file
> /var/run/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.pid root 4404 0.0 0.1
> 2964 1248 ? Ss 18:33
>0:00 /usr/sbin/NetworkManagerDispatcher --pid-file
> /var/run/NetworkManager/NetworkManagerDispatcher.pid root 4447
> 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 18:33 0:00 [ondemand] root
> 4496 0.0 0.1 4940 1048 ? Ss 18:33
>0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
>root 4578 0.0 0.0 2072 740 ? Ss 18:33
>0:00 /usr/sbin/hcid -x
>root 4584 0.0 0.0 1668 496 ? Ss 18:33
>0:00 /usr/sbin/sdpd
>root 4596 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 18:33 0:00
> [krfcommd] daemon 4634 0.0 0.0 1856 428 ? Ss 18:33
> 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd root 4647 0.0 0.0 2192 868 ? Ss
> 18:33
>0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
>dhcp 4805 0.0 0.0 2392 748 ? S<s 18:33 0:00
>dhclient3 -pf /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid -lf
> /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient.eth0.leases eth0
>root 5221 0.0 0.1 3460 1396 ? S 18:53
>0:00 /sbin/wpa_supplicant -dd -g /var/run/wpa_supplicant-global
>dhcp 5228 0.0 0.1 2400 1168 ? S 18:53
>0:00 /sbin/dhclient -1 -lf /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient.eth1.leases -pf
> /var/run/dhclient.eth1.pid -q -e dhc_dbus=31 -d eth1
>root 7806 0.0 0.1 2672 1172 tty1 Ss 21:18 0:00
> /bin/login -- 1000 7812 0.1 0.4 6844 4432 tty1 S+ 21:18
> 0:00 -bash root 7886 0.0 0.5 18036 5668 ? Ss 21:19
>0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start -DSSL
>www-data 7890 0.0 0.3 18036 3100 ? S 21:19
>0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start -DSSL
>www-data 7891 0.0 0.3 18036 3100 ? S 21:19
>0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start -DSSL
>postgres 7951 0.0 0.3 19416 3912 ? S 21:19
>0:00 /usr/lib/postgresql/8.1/bin/postmaster -D
> /var/lib/postgresql/8.1/main -c
> config_file=/etc/postgresql/8.1/main/postgresql.conf
>postgres 7953 0.0 0.1 19416 1144 ? S 21:19 0:00
> postgres: writer process
>postgres 7954 0.0 0.1 10196 1060 ? S 21:19 0:00
> postgres: stats buffer process
>postgres 7955 0.0 0.1 9324 1264 ? S 21:19 0:00
> postgres: stats collector process
>root 8050 0.0 0.1 6912 1624 ? Ss 21:19
>0:00 /usr/sbin/nmbd -D
>root 8052 0.0 0.2 9756 2124 ? Ss 21:19
>0:00 /usr/sbin/smbd -D
>root 8056 0.0 0.0 9756 932 ? S 21:19
>0:00 /usr/sbin/smbd -D
>root 8111 0.0 0.3 3780 3796 ? SLs 21:19
>0:00 /usr/sbin/slmodemd --alsa -c USA modem:1
>root 8282 0.0 0.1 3652 1396 tty1 S 21:21
>0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe
>mysql 8346 0.1 2.0 128344 21008 tty1 Sl 21:21
>0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql
> --user=mysql --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --skip-locking
> --port=3306 --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock root 8347 0.0
> 0.0 2720 664 tty1 S 21:21 0:00 logger -p daemon.err -t
> mysqld_safe -i -t mysqld
>root 8457 0.0 0.0 2688 648 ? Ss 21:21 0:00
> /usr/bin/kdm root 8459 1.9 2.3 29716 23840 tty7 Rs+ 21:21
>0:04 /usr/bin/X -br -nolisten tcp :0 vt7 -auth /var/run/xauth/A:0-egrlZg
>root 8460 0.0 0.1 3664 1392 ? S 21:21 0:00 -:0
>1000 8469 0.0 0.1 4132 1600 ? Ss 21:21
>0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde
>1000 8510 0.0 0.0 4484 728 ? Ss 21:21
>0:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session
> /usr/bin/startkde 1000 8513 0.0 0.0 2532 624 ? S
> 21:21
>0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/startkde
>1000 8514 0.0 0.0 2060 440 ? Ss 21:21
>0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 8 --print-address 6
> --session 1000 8547 0.0 0.0 1444 136 ? S 21:21
> 0:00 start_kdeinit --new-startup +kcminit_startup
>1000 8548 0.0 0.8 25848 8504 ? Ss 21:21 0:00 kdeinit
>Running...
>1000 8551 0.0 0.3 25036 3152 ? S 21:21 0:00
> dcopserver [kdeinit] --nosid
>1000 8553 0.0 0.8 27160 8824 ? S 21:21 0:00
> klauncher [kdeinit] --new-startup
>1000 8555 0.5 1.7 35140 17964 ? S 21:21 0:01 kded
>[kdeinit] --new-startup
>1000 8561 0.0 0.0 1580 356 ? S 21:21 0:00
> kwrapper ksmserver
>1000 8563 0.0 0.9 26712 10220 ? S 21:21 0:00
> ksmserver [kdeinit]
>1000 8564 0.2 1.3 29460 13520 ? S 21:21 0:00 kwin
>[kdeinit] -session
>102011a21721ba000117315545800000048930072_1173226236_301864
>1000 8566 0.4 1.5 31668 15940 ? S 21:21 0:01
> kdesktop [kdeinit]
>1000 8568 0.7 1.7 34376 18344 ? S 21:21 0:01 kicker
>[kdeinit]
>1000 8572 0.1 1.4 30104 14756 ? S 21:21 0:00
> kio_uiserver [kdeinit]
>1000 8573 0.0 0.7 27656 8096 ? S 21:21 0:00
> kio_system [kdeinit]
>system /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/klauncherjZQttc.slave-socket
> /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/kickerEl6vlc.slave-socket 1000 8574 0.0
> 0.9 27832 9376 ? S 21:21 0:00 kio_trash [kdeinit]
>trash /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/klauncherjZQttc.slave-socket
> /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/kickeriwoBba.slave-socket 1000 8583 0.0
> 0.9 26420 9756 ? S 21:22 0:00 kaccess [kdeinit]
>1000 8584 0.5 0.7 21376 7844 ? S 21:22
>0:01 /usr/bin/artsd -F 10 -S 4096 -s 60 -m artsmessage -c drkonqi -l 3
> -f 1000 8601 1.0 1.7 31184 17544 ? S 21:22 0:02
> katapult -session
> 10d9d39668000112680660600000081280032_1173226236_208462 1000 8603
> 0.2 1.5 31032 15408 ? S 21:22 0:00 kmix [kdeinit]
> -session
>102011a21721ba000116474885200000169990095_1173226236_199431
>1000 8609 0.0 0.2 7848 2284 ? S 21:22 0:00
>aspell -a -S -C -d en_US -Tutf8 --encoding=utf-8
>1000 8626 0.1 1.9 49564 20436 ? S 21:22
>0:00 /usr/bin/python
> /usr/share/python-support/kde-guidance/guidance-power-manager.py 1000
> 8627 0.0 1.2 34544 13220 ? S 21:22 0:00 knotify
> [kdeinit]
>1000 8630 0.0 0.0 1864 628 ? S 21:22
>0:00 /usr/bin/passkey-agent --default /usr/lib/kdebluetooth/kbluepin
>1000 8632 1.2 1.4 31788 14984 ? S 21:22 0:02
>adept_notifier
>1000 8634 0.2 1.2 28432 12888 ? S 21:22 0:00
>kbluetoothd --dontforceshow
>1000 8636 0.0 1.2 27656 12364 ? S 21:22 0:00 klipper
>[kdeinit]
>1000 8638 0.3 1.4 32272 14952 ? S 21:22 0:00
>korgac --miniicon korganizer
>1000 8640 0.6 2.0 56392 20792 ? S 21:22
>0:01 /usr/bin/python
> /usr/share/python-support/kde-guidance/guidance-power-manager.py 1000
> 8646 0.6 1.6 33572 16708 ? S 21:22 0:01 konsole
> [kdeinit]
>1000 8647 0.0 0.3 5852 3428 pts/2 Ss 21:22 0:00
> /bin/bash 1000 8666 4.9 3.6 93940 37892 ? Sl 21:23
> 0:08 kontact 1000 8672 0.0 1.1 56868 11480 ? S 21:23
> 0:00 kio_pop3 [kdeinit]
>pop3s /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/klauncherjZQttc.slave-socket
> /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/kontactkwhxEa.slave-socket 1000 8673 0.0
> 1.1 56764 11408 ? S 21:23 0:00 kio_pop3 [kdeinit]
>pop3 /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/klauncherjZQttc.slave-socket
> /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/kontactpVphBb.slave-socket 1000 8674 0.0
> 1.1 56764 11408 ? S 21:23 0:00 kio_pop3 [kdeinit]
>pop3 /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/klauncherjZQttc.slave-socket
> /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/kontactwrNF7b.slave-socket 1000 8675 0.0
> 0.8 27696 8828 ? S 21:23 0:00 kio_file [kdeinit]
>file /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/klauncherjZQttc.slave-socket
> /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/kontactfJnksb.slave-socket 1000 8682 0.4
> 1.3 28200 13672 ? S 21:23 0:00 kwalletmanager --kwalletd
>1000 8683 0.0 0.8 27696 8828 ? S 21:23 0:00
> kio_file [kdeinit]
>file /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/klauncherjZQttc.slave-socket
> /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/kontactlk9rVb.slave-socket 1000 8684 0.0
> 0.8 27696 8824 ? S 21:23 0:00 kio_file [kdeinit]
>file /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/klauncherjZQttc.slave-socket
> /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/kontactgmgUpc.slave-socket 1000 8686 0.0
> 0.8 27696 8824 ? S 21:23 0:00 kio_file [kdeinit]
>file /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/klauncherjZQttc.slave-socket
> /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/kontactoyek2b.slave-socket 1000 8712 0.0
> 0.8 27828 9048 ? S 21:24 0:00 kio_file [kdeinit]
>file /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/klauncherjZQttc.slave-socket
> /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/amarokjYzWKb.slave-socket 1000 8737 0.6
> 1.2 29372 12384 ? SN 21:25 0:00 kio_thumbnail [kdeinit]
>thumbnail /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/klauncherjZQttc.slave-socket
> /tmp/ksocket-leomcabral/konqueroreIk4Sa.slave-socket 1000 8741
> 0.0 0.0 2472 984 pts/2 R+ 21:26 0:00 ps aux
> -----------------------[4]
> end------------------------------------------------
Don't worry about the memory, linux uses it for cache in case you want to
rerun that program. If it needs to, it will release it and reassign it
to the next application that needs it, I believe on a least recently used
basis. You are not running out of memory until you actually see some
swap being used. Even that can be alleviated with a 'swapoff', 'swapon'
sequence from the cli, done at root.
Cheers, Gene
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