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Memory optimization of redis-server in an embedded Linux distribution

I'm trying to optimize a redis-server version 6.0.5 installed in an embedded Linux distribution with 2 GByte of RAM. At the moment there aren't particular failure of the redis-server. The output of ...
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How to only show specific information from `free`?

I am using this command free --mega to show free memory and free swap. It shows total, used, free, shared, buff/cache and available. How do I get it to just show free memory for both only?
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Does increasing ram reduce memory usage percentage in windows 10?

I have i5-9300h processor and 8bg of ram on my laptop and recently have noticed that Chrome and apparently Desktop Windows Manager accounts for maximum memory usage in my task manager. So upgrading my ...
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How to automatically enforce RAM limits for individual application?

RAM usage of both Firefox and TOR browser (based on Firefox) is really getting out of hand, I therefore need to set a permanent limit on both applications. For every new instance of either browser ...
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Why is my RAM usage so high with nothing running?

Is it normal for a computer with nothing running to have an 19% memory usage? I know it may not be a huge problem but I'm concern because with a game like Modern Warfare I have 80%+ usage and I ...
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Why do RAMMAP's total RAM usage of processes/mapped-file not even remotely add up to the total Memory usage in User Counts?

RamMap: User Counts Processes File summary In RamMap, the memory usage in first image is right. However, when I tried to add up all the Active memory, and the 2nd image and 3rd image doesn't match ...
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Windows overusing RAM and task manager percentage does not match the values

I've been trying to fix my RAM overusage by the system, because it has about 80 to 90 percent at idle and starts crashing after an hour of using just Skype and three Chrome tabs simultaneously while ...
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Computer resources used in the morning

I have a Dell Optiplex Windows 10 computer with 4GB of ram. running a private ssh server (latest SSH server built in to windows). It runs really well and quick for the most part, until the next ...
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Excessive use of RAM by Oracle HTTP Server

I have a problem related to an Oracle HTTP Server (based on Apache) that continues to consume memory up to using all the available RAM. Do you have any advice on how to identify the problem? I'm in ...
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Why isn't memory usage of a virtual machine monitor-able?

While checking my AWS instance (CloudWatch), I noticed that there's no monitor data for memory usage. There are I/O usage like disk and network, as well as CPU usage. From my own experiences in using ...
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Why is my memory at 65% usage when I'm not running any programs?

I don't know why my memory is showing 65% usage even though I'm not running any programs. And sometimes it's stuck. My laptop specifications: Acer Aspire VX 15 OS : Windows 10 x64 lastest ...
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Something uses 1GB RAM - cant tell what it is

I have a computer with 8GB of RAM installed and it is running Windows 7 Professional. I was curious why my memory usage is so high, so I quickly build summary using Powershell: $(Get-Process | ...
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How to see overall system usage stats in Qubes OS?

So I'm using this tin-foil-hat linux distro called Qubes OS. One thing that's been bothering me is how to get at overall system load stats. I can see each VM's basic CPU / Mem / Disk usage in the ...
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Unit of maximum resident set size in the output of time

Can someone let me know what is the unit of maximum resident size in the output below?- /usr/bin/time -l mvn clean package -T 7 -DskipTests ... real 530.51 user 837.49 sys 64.28 ...
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HP Pavilion Slimline 400-214 Windows 10 has 12 GB RAM but is using less than 4 GB

My HP Pavilion Slimline 400-214 Windows 10 has 12 GB RAM but is using less than 4 GB. I have double checked the Boot advanced options. The max memory box is unchecked. Here's what I'm seeing. My ...
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