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Understanding memory information on Linux systems
Linux memory management is an extensive subject. This guide helps you understanding the how to analyze it and obtain available memory information.
Summary
Every operating system needs memory to store program code segments and data. This is also true for Linux systems. The problem: there is a lot of information available regarding memory usage and its behavior. Let’s discover how Linux manages its memory and how we can gather memory information. After reading this guide, you will be able to: Show the total amount of memory Display all memory details Understand the details listed in /proc/meminfo Use tools like dmesg, dmidecode, free, and vmstat Linux memory information Random access memory When we talk about memory in this article, we usually mean random access memory (RAM).