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AlexP
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In the output of free,

  • Free memory is the amount of memory which is currently not used for anything. This number should be small, because memory which is not used is simply wasted.

  • Available memory is the amount of memory which is available for allocation to a new process or to existing processesesprocesses.

The example given in the question shows a healthy system.

In the output of free,

  • Free memory is the amount of memory which is currently not used for anything. This number should be small, because memory which is not used is simply wasted.

  • Available memory is the amount of memory which is available for allocation to a new process or to existing processeses.

The example given in the question shows a healthy system.

In the output of free,

  • Free memory is the amount of memory which is currently not used for anything. This number should be small, because memory which is not used is simply wasted.

  • Available memory is the amount of memory which is available for allocation to a new process or to existing processes.

The example given in the question shows a healthy system.

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AlexP
AlexP
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In the output of free,

  • Free memory is the amount of memory which is currently not used for anything. This number should be small, because memory which is not used is simply wasted.

  • Available memory is the amount of memory which is available for allocation to a new process or to existing processeses.

The example given in the question shows a healthy system.