Thank you for trying to help make Ubuntu better. However this seems to be normal (and desirable) behaviour. The general principle is: if RAM isn't used, it's wasted.
The "cache" entry in your free -m results indicates that the kernel currently has a 1.4Gb disc cache. This memory is free for application use - if an application requests more RAM, some of that disc cache will be dropped. The second entry in your +/- buffers/cache indicates that, as far as applications are concerned, you have 1796 Mb of RAM free. You can see «http://gentoo-wiki.com/FAQ_Linux_Memory_Management» for more details about how the linux kernel manages memory. ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Invalid -- Excessive memory usage https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135166 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
