HowTo: Check Ram Size From Redhat Linux Desktop System
You can check the RAM size on a Red Hat Linux desktop system using the following steps:
- Open a terminal window. You can do this by clicking on the terminal icon in the applications menu or by using the shortcut
Ctrl + Alt + T. - Type the following command and press
Enter:
free -h- The output will show the total amount of RAM installed on your system, as well as the amount that is currently being used and the amount that is available. The
-hoption causes the output to be displayed in human-readable format (e.g.,GiBinstead ofbytes).
total used free shared buff/cache availablernMem: 7.7G 4.0G 2.0G 179M 1.7G 3.2GrnSwap: 7.9G 188M 7.7GIn this example, the total amount of RAM is 7.7GB.
