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Re:Tired of explaining Linux's seemingly obtuse memory usage... by ktf on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @01:28PM (#2166596)
It looks like gnome-system-monitor reports the "correct" amount of free RAM. I'd imagine most newbies would use that rather than popping open a terminal and typing "free," right?
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Re:Tired of explaining Linux's seemingly obtuse memory usage... by NonMint on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @01:36PM (#2166629)
You'd be surprised. Some users who use Linux consider themselves to be pretty adept, and I can easily see this problem being an issue for people who perceive themselves to be clever.
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