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Kim Stacks
Asked: 2012-12-26 02:30:22 +0800 CST

Fresh ubuntu installation - memory usage went from 3% to 41% - should I be concerned and how to remedy?

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My memory usage was a 4% after a fresh ubuntu 12.10 installation

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after i install php packages etc using this gist, https://gist.github.com/4372049

my memory usage now reached 41%.

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should i be concerned?

if not, then at what memory usage level should i be concerned?

if yes, then what remedies should I do?

UPDATE:

based on suggestion to post my top followed by >

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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Run top to get an overview of all processes running on your system. Then, inside top, press >. There you have it, the processes on your system ordered by memory. Now you can see what is causing this memory usage spike. Post the top 5 processes in the list. OK, it looks like php and mysql are the offenders. Do you want these running in the background...?

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