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submitted 1 day ago by 721_bipsty@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Hello, cant attach image cause of file size, i have fresh void linux base install in tty and btop tells me i use 500-600MiB of ram but my top 3 services uses 7-25M and rest are 5>, free -m also tells me 600M but why this much with not much services?

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[-] pineapple@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I have a very similar problem activity monitor says 13.6gb of ram used while btop says around 6.9gb.

(activity monitor top)

(btop bottom)

[-] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 hours ago

Probably activity monitor is counting buffers and caches which btop isn't.

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