How to check RAM size?
What is the command to find the RAM size in computer? I want to see result in MB.
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From a terminal you should be able to use:
free -m
From man page:
-m,--mebiDisplay the amount of memory in mebibytes.
--megaDisplay the amount of memory in megabytes. Implies--si.
Note: A kilobyte (kB) is 1000 Bytes.
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Open terminal.
Run "free" to see RAM information in KB.
Run "free -m" to see RAM information in MB.
Run "free -g" to see RAM information in GB.
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Click on the power/gear icon (System Menu) in the top right corner of the screen and choose About This Computer. You will see the total available memory in GiB. Multiply the value by 1024 to get the size in MiB.
This value (and the value shown as Total in output of free -m on the console), is total physical RAM size, minus the amount assigned to the internal GPU, if your computer has one.
To see the total amount of physical RAM installed, you can run sudo lshw -c memory which will show you each individual bank of RAM you have installed, as well as the total size for the System Memory. This will likely presented as GiB value, which you can again multiply by 1024 to get the MiB value.
answered Mar 31 '17 at 18:51
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More useful answer..!
– Riken Shah
May 27 '18 at 13:27
Then why was this more useful answer from 18 months ago, downvoted today?
– dobey
Nov 20 '18 at 13:29
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I'm going to upvote this just for the "sudo lshw -c memory" part, which is exactly what I needed..
– Cranky
Nov 21 '18 at 19:54
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Physical memory available in MB:
echo $(($(getconf _PHYS_PAGES) * $(getconf PAGE_SIZE) / (1024 * 1024)))
Virtual memory available in MB:
echo $(($(getconf _AVPHYS_PAGES) * $(getconf PAGE_SIZE) / (1024 * 1024)))
..or use /proc/meminfo:
grep MemTotal /proc/meminfo | awk '{print $2 / 1024}'
To see the physical chip information, you can use dmidecode to extract the DMI type 17 (Memory Device) tagged information:
sudo dmidecode -t 17
this informs you about all the memory devices installed, including the type, speed, manufacturer, form factor and a lot more besides. Yo also have sudo dmidecode -t memory which give a little bit more information.
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With 1024 seems to be a mebibyte (MiB), no MB.
– Pablo Bianchi
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From a terminal you should be able to use:
free -m
From man page:
-m,--mebiDisplay the amount of memory in mebibytes.
--megaDisplay the amount of memory in megabytes. Implies--si.
Note: A kilobyte (kB) is 1000 Bytes.
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From a terminal you should be able to use:
free -m
From man page:
-m,--mebiDisplay the amount of memory in mebibytes.
--megaDisplay the amount of memory in megabytes. Implies--si.
Note: A kilobyte (kB) is 1000 Bytes.
edited 4 hours ago
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FCTWFCTW
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From a terminal you should be able to use:
free -m
From man page:
-m,--mebiDisplay the amount of memory in mebibytes.
--megaDisplay the amount of memory in megabytes. Implies--si.
Note: A kilobyte (kB) is 1000 Bytes.
edited 4 hours ago
Pablo Bianchi
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answered Mar 31 '17 at 18:35
FCTWFCTW
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From a terminal you should be able to use:
free -m
From man page:
-m,--mebiDisplay the amount of memory in mebibytes.
--megaDisplay the amount of memory in megabytes. Implies--si.
Note: A kilobyte (kB) is 1000 Bytes.
edited 4 hours ago
Pablo Bianchi
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answered Mar 31 '17 at 18:35
FCTWFCTW
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Pablo Bianchi
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Pablo Bianchi
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Open terminal.
Run "free" to see RAM information in KB.
Run "free -m" to see RAM information in MB.
Run "free -g" to see RAM information in GB.
edited 4 hours ago
Pablo Bianchi
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answered Apr 1 '17 at 5:02
VictorVictor
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Open terminal.
Run "free" to see RAM information in KB.
Run "free -m" to see RAM information in MB.
Run "free -g" to see RAM information in GB.
edited 4 hours ago
Pablo Bianchi
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answered Apr 1 '17 at 5:02
VictorVictor
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add a comment |
Open terminal.
Run "free" to see RAM information in KB.
Run "free -m" to see RAM information in MB.
Run "free -g" to see RAM information in GB.
edited 4 hours ago
Pablo Bianchi
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answered Apr 1 '17 at 5:02
VictorVictor
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Open terminal.
Run "free" to see RAM information in KB.
Run "free -m" to see RAM information in MB.
Run "free -g" to see RAM information in GB.
edited 4 hours ago
Pablo Bianchi
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answered Apr 1 '17 at 5:02
VictorVictor
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Click on the power/gear icon (System Menu) in the top right corner of the screen and choose About This Computer. You will see the total available memory in GiB. Multiply the value by 1024 to get the size in MiB.
This value (and the value shown as Total in output of free -m on the console), is total physical RAM size, minus the amount assigned to the internal GPU, if your computer has one.
To see the total amount of physical RAM installed, you can run sudo lshw -c memory which will show you each individual bank of RAM you have installed, as well as the total size for the System Memory. This will likely presented as GiB value, which you can again multiply by 1024 to get the MiB value.
answered Mar 31 '17 at 18:51
dobeydobey
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More useful answer..!
– Riken Shah
May 27 '18 at 13:27
Then why was this more useful answer from 18 months ago, downvoted today?
– dobey
Nov 20 '18 at 13:29
1
I'm going to upvote this just for the "sudo lshw -c memory" part, which is exactly what I needed..
– Cranky
Nov 21 '18 at 19:54
add a comment |
Click on the power/gear icon (System Menu) in the top right corner of the screen and choose About This Computer. You will see the total available memory in GiB. Multiply the value by 1024 to get the size in MiB.
This value (and the value shown as Total in output of free -m on the console), is total physical RAM size, minus the amount assigned to the internal GPU, if your computer has one.
To see the total amount of physical RAM installed, you can run sudo lshw -c memory which will show you each individual bank of RAM you have installed, as well as the total size for the System Memory. This will likely presented as GiB value, which you can again multiply by 1024 to get the MiB value.
answered Mar 31 '17 at 18:51
dobeydobey
32.6k33586
1
More useful answer..!
– Riken Shah
May 27 '18 at 13:27
Then why was this more useful answer from 18 months ago, downvoted today?
– dobey
Nov 20 '18 at 13:29
1
I'm going to upvote this just for the "sudo lshw -c memory" part, which is exactly what I needed..
– Cranky
Nov 21 '18 at 19:54
add a comment |
Click on the power/gear icon (System Menu) in the top right corner of the screen and choose About This Computer. You will see the total available memory in GiB. Multiply the value by 1024 to get the size in MiB.
This value (and the value shown as Total in output of free -m on the console), is total physical RAM size, minus the amount assigned to the internal GPU, if your computer has one.
To see the total amount of physical RAM installed, you can run sudo lshw -c memory which will show you each individual bank of RAM you have installed, as well as the total size for the System Memory. This will likely presented as GiB value, which you can again multiply by 1024 to get the MiB value.
answered Mar 31 '17 at 18:51
dobeydobey
32.6k33586
Click on the power/gear icon (System Menu) in the top right corner of the screen and choose About This Computer. You will see the total available memory in GiB. Multiply the value by 1024 to get the size in MiB.
This value (and the value shown as Total in output of free -m on the console), is total physical RAM size, minus the amount assigned to the internal GPU, if your computer has one.
To see the total amount of physical RAM installed, you can run sudo lshw -c memory which will show you each individual bank of RAM you have installed, as well as the total size for the System Memory. This will likely presented as GiB value, which you can again multiply by 1024 to get the MiB value.
answered Mar 31 '17 at 18:51
dobeydobey
32.6k33586
answered Mar 31 '17 at 18:51
dobeydobey
32.6k33586
answered Mar 31 '17 at 18:51
dobeydobey
32.6k33586
answered Mar 31 '17 at 18:51
dobeydobey
32.6k33586
32.6k33586
1
More useful answer..!
– Riken Shah
May 27 '18 at 13:27
Then why was this more useful answer from 18 months ago, downvoted today?
– dobey
Nov 20 '18 at 13:29
1
I'm going to upvote this just for the "sudo lshw -c memory" part, which is exactly what I needed..
– Cranky
Nov 21 '18 at 19:54
add a comment |
1
More useful answer..!
– Riken Shah
May 27 '18 at 13:27
Then why was this more useful answer from 18 months ago, downvoted today?
– dobey
Nov 20 '18 at 13:29
1
I'm going to upvote this just for the "sudo lshw -c memory" part, which is exactly what I needed..
– Cranky
Nov 21 '18 at 19:54
1
1
More useful answer..!
– Riken Shah
May 27 '18 at 13:27
More useful answer..!
– Riken Shah
May 27 '18 at 13:27
Then why was this more useful answer from 18 months ago, downvoted today?
– dobey
Nov 20 '18 at 13:29
Then why was this more useful answer from 18 months ago, downvoted today?
– dobey
Nov 20 '18 at 13:29
1
1
I'm going to upvote this just for the "sudo lshw -c memory" part, which is exactly what I needed..
– Cranky
Nov 21 '18 at 19:54
I'm going to upvote this just for the "sudo lshw -c memory" part, which is exactly what I needed..
– Cranky
Nov 21 '18 at 19:54
add a comment |
Physical memory available in MB:
echo $(($(getconf _PHYS_PAGES) * $(getconf PAGE_SIZE) / (1024 * 1024)))
Virtual memory available in MB:
echo $(($(getconf _AVPHYS_PAGES) * $(getconf PAGE_SIZE) / (1024 * 1024)))
..or use /proc/meminfo:
grep MemTotal /proc/meminfo | awk '{print $2 / 1024}'
To see the physical chip information, you can use dmidecode to extract the DMI type 17 (Memory Device) tagged information:
sudo dmidecode -t 17
this informs you about all the memory devices installed, including the type, speed, manufacturer, form factor and a lot more besides. Yo also have sudo dmidecode -t memory which give a little bit more information.
edited 3 hours ago
Pablo Bianchi
2,4551530
answered Mar 31 '17 at 19:15
Colin Ian KingColin Ian King
12.1k13747
With 1024 seems to be a mebibyte (MiB), no MB.
– Pablo Bianchi
3 hours ago
add a comment |
Physical memory available in MB:
echo $(($(getconf _PHYS_PAGES) * $(getconf PAGE_SIZE) / (1024 * 1024)))
Virtual memory available in MB:
echo $(($(getconf _AVPHYS_PAGES) * $(getconf PAGE_SIZE) / (1024 * 1024)))
..or use /proc/meminfo:
grep MemTotal /proc/meminfo | awk '{print $2 / 1024}'
To see the physical chip information, you can use dmidecode to extract the DMI type 17 (Memory Device) tagged information:
sudo dmidecode -t 17
this informs you about all the memory devices installed, including the type, speed, manufacturer, form factor and a lot more besides. Yo also have sudo dmidecode -t memory which give a little bit more information.
edited 3 hours ago
Pablo Bianchi
2,4551530
answered Mar 31 '17 at 19:15
Colin Ian KingColin Ian King
12.1k13747
With 1024 seems to be a mebibyte (MiB), no MB.
– Pablo Bianchi
3 hours ago
add a comment |
Physical memory available in MB:
echo $(($(getconf _PHYS_PAGES) * $(getconf PAGE_SIZE) / (1024 * 1024)))
Virtual memory available in MB:
echo $(($(getconf _AVPHYS_PAGES) * $(getconf PAGE_SIZE) / (1024 * 1024)))
..or use /proc/meminfo:
grep MemTotal /proc/meminfo | awk '{print $2 / 1024}'
To see the physical chip information, you can use dmidecode to extract the DMI type 17 (Memory Device) tagged information:
sudo dmidecode -t 17
this informs you about all the memory devices installed, including the type, speed, manufacturer, form factor and a lot more besides. Yo also have sudo dmidecode -t memory which give a little bit more information.
edited 3 hours ago
Pablo Bianchi
2,4551530
answered Mar 31 '17 at 19:15
Colin Ian KingColin Ian King
12.1k13747
Physical memory available in MB:
echo $(($(getconf _PHYS_PAGES) * $(getconf PAGE_SIZE) / (1024 * 1024)))
Virtual memory available in MB:
echo $(($(getconf _AVPHYS_PAGES) * $(getconf PAGE_SIZE) / (1024 * 1024)))
..or use /proc/meminfo:
grep MemTotal /proc/meminfo | awk '{print $2 / 1024}'
To see the physical chip information, you can use dmidecode to extract the DMI type 17 (Memory Device) tagged information:
sudo dmidecode -t 17
this informs you about all the memory devices installed, including the type, speed, manufacturer, form factor and a lot more besides. Yo also have sudo dmidecode -t memory which give a little bit more information.
edited 3 hours ago
Pablo Bianchi
2,4551530
answered Mar 31 '17 at 19:15
Colin Ian KingColin Ian King
12.1k13747
edited 3 hours ago
Pablo Bianchi
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edited 3 hours ago
Pablo Bianchi
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edited 3 hours ago
Pablo Bianchi
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2,4551530
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Colin Ian KingColin Ian King
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answered Mar 31 '17 at 19:15
Colin Ian KingColin Ian King
12.1k13747
answered Mar 31 '17 at 19:15
Colin Ian KingColin Ian King
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12.1k13747
With 1024 seems to be a mebibyte (MiB), no MB.
– Pablo Bianchi
3 hours ago
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With 1024 seems to be a mebibyte (MiB), no MB.
– Pablo Bianchi
3 hours ago
With 1024 seems to be a mebibyte (MiB), no MB.
– Pablo Bianchi
3 hours ago
With 1024 seems to be a mebibyte (MiB), no MB.
– Pablo Bianchi
3 hours ago
add a comment |
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