[BUG] Memory size doesn't show the number I expect #2028
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Both are correct. 62.4 GiB is the usable memory size (kernel reserves some memory for internal use), and 64 GiB is the physically installed memory size. To get the physical memory size, you should use |
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I have a machine with 64 GiB of RAM installed. Fastfetch displays it as 62.40 GiB.
I tried changing binaryPrefix, thinking it was just a matter of GiB vs GB, but with
siI get 67.00 GB, withjedec62.40 GB.--format jsongives:Which converted from B to GiB, indeed gives 62.40.
cat /proc/meminfogives:MemTotal: 65433804 kBFor reference,
htopalso shows62.4G.However, if I go in GNOME Settings, then System > System Details, it displays:
I have no idea why GNOME is the only one that gets it right, and would love for fastfetch to get it right too.
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fastfetch 2.54.0 (x86_64)
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