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[wybo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (W.H. Dekker)]

Pedro Diaz wrote:

> I have 128 megs of ram, no "mem=128" in lilo.conf but my kernel detects all.
> My kernel is 2.0.36
> 
> How funny

Sure, because I use the same kernel.

> Here is my cuestion:
>     What are cache and buffer memory?
>     What I have to do to empty them?, because when I finished using a big
>     program (such as netscape) I have only 3% mem avaible, almost
>     the rest is occupied by cache and buffer mem

You don't need to; see an earlier reaction about this. If you start
netscape, other applications will automatically get less buffer and cache.


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