Linux for your taste (sorry Naw :D) (22 Viewers)
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Because swap is very useful when you run out of memory. If you have 8GB and you're using 2GB, forget about swap. But if run a lot of heavy apps you're gonna need it. You can keep an eye on that yourself.
In `top`:
Virtual memory is the total memory an application is allocated by the kernel. Resident memory is the part of the Virtual memory that is currently in RAM. The rest is in swap. The application doesn't know this (hence the name 'virtual').
The three processes I have running use a total of 834mb, so if I had 512mb of RAM and no swap, I couldn't be in this state. But only 431mb of this is actually loaded into memory.
In `top`:
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PID USER PR NI [B]VIRT[/B] [i]RES[/i] SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND
7687 alex 15 0 [B]187m[/B] [I]79m[/I] 19m S 2 7.9 12:22.94 swiftfox-bin
7578 alex 15 0 [B]343m[/B] [I]114m[/I] 9428 S 1 11.3 6:03.27 java
7380 root 15 0 [B]304m[/B] [I]238m[/I] 14m S 3 23.6 10:40.51 XThe three processes I have running use a total of 834mb, so if I had 512mb of RAM and no swap, I couldn't be in this state. But only 431mb of this is actually loaded into memory.
$ top
That's because the kernel will allocate memory based on how much is available to it. If I had 512, X wouldn't be getting this much memory. To an extent, it's up to the applications to negotiate for memory from the OS, especially the part of memory that deals with how much data they can process.
Over here the java virtual machine is running azureus and two other java applications. But because java apps aren't native to linux, they don't show up as separate processes, just one 'java' process.
That's because the kernel will allocate memory based on how much is available to it. If I had 512, X wouldn't be getting this much memory. To an extent, it's up to the applications to negotiate for memory from the OS, especially the part of memory that deals with how much data they can process.
Over here the java virtual machine is running azureus and two other java applications. But because java apps aren't native to linux, they don't show up as separate processes, just one 'java' process.
Code:
3959 root 15 0 234m 36m 5968 S 6.0 7.5 3:54.15 Xorg
5019 jack 15 0 184m 76m 25m S 2.7 15.7 7:04.15 swiftfox-bin
4507 jack 15 0 34388 18m 13m S 1.0 3.7 0:16.15 kicker
4503 jack 15 0 29652 13m 10m S 0.7 2.8 0:09.67 kwin
6002 jack 15 0 40976 22m 17m S 0.7 4.5 0:04.74 k3b
6060 jack 15 0 33944 17m 13m S 0.7 3.5 0:03.80 konsole
6079 jack 16 0 2248 1140 844 R 0.7 0.2 0:00.25 top
I've been using linux on the university's computers and enjoy it quite a lot. Still I don't use my computer for more advanced things than browsing the internet, watch movies and play a game every now and then. Is it really worthwhile changing only for that. And making a dualboot is that really smart?
Well, if you're not a fan of viruses, spyware, needing to reformat your computer every so often no matter how well you manage it, and all the other rubbish you have to put up with, I'd say it's definitely worth it.
It's kind of like asking whether it's worth taking a much nicer car than what you have now for free, with the only downside being that you have to learn stick shift. You'd do it right?
If you play games, you'll probably want to dual boot, but I quit playing games so the only software I use Windows to run is Photoshop and Guitar Pro.
It's kind of like asking whether it's worth taking a much nicer car than what you have now for free, with the only downside being that you have to learn stick shift. You'd do it right?
If you play games, you'll probably want to dual boot, but I quit playing games so the only software I use Windows to run is Photoshop and Guitar Pro.
IMO the simpler the use the simpler the transition. You would most probably have to give up gaming though, depends on what games you playing.
Is it worth the transition? It completely depends on you! If you are willing to learn something new, not afraid of change, and up for a challenge, then yes it is worth it. If not, then no, unless you know someone else that could configure your Linux to fit your computing needs.
So in any case its worth it, how you go about it is what differs.
Is it worth the transition? It completely depends on you! If you are willing to learn something new, not afraid of change, and up for a challenge, then yes it is worth it. If not, then no, unless you know someone else that could configure your Linux to fit your computing needs.
So in any case its worth it, how you go about it is what differs.