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#1 2019-06-26 04:36:43
- macondo
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ps_mem.py
Desktop Dual Core 8 GB RAM - Devuan Ceres - Slackware Current - Grub - JWM
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#2 2019-06-26 09:53:08
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Re: ps_mem.py
What's in the black box? I can't see your image. All I get are ads when I allow javascript.
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#3 2019-06-26 12:54:01
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Re: ps_mem.py
I gotta replace my monitor, the screesnshot waw ps_mem showing how much memory I use.
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#4 2019-06-26 17:21:24
Re: ps_mem.py
But why use super-user rights to see how much RAM is used? I never understood the benefits of this program (ps_mem).
What economists call over-production is but a production that is above the purchasing power of the worker, who is reduced to poverty by capital and state.
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#5 2019-06-26 17:52:34
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Re: ps_mem.py
I can't see your image. All I get are ads when I allow javascript.
Click on "continue to image" to see the image 
I never understood the benefits of this program
It displays the memory used for each process running, which can be very useful.
@OP: why not just post the text rather than an image of text?
Like this:
Private + Shared = RAM used Program
216.0 KiB + 71.5 KiB = 287.5 KiB startx
284.0 KiB + 117.5 KiB = 401.5 KiB init
312.0 KiB + 147.5 KiB = 459.5 KiB cron
260.0 KiB + 222.5 KiB = 482.5 KiB xinit
284.0 KiB + 240.5 KiB = 524.5 KiB slstatus
364.0 KiB + 186.5 KiB = 550.5 KiB dbus-launch
616.0 KiB + 134.5 KiB = 750.5 KiB loksh
580.0 KiB + 671.5 KiB = 1.2 MiB getty (5)
600.0 KiB + 698.0 KiB = 1.3 MiB dbus-daemon (2)
1.0 MiB + 339.5 KiB = 1.4 MiB login
1.1 MiB + 433.5 KiB = 1.5 MiB sudo
1.7 MiB + 107.5 KiB = 1.8 MiB elogind-daemon
1.7 MiB + 186.5 KiB = 1.9 MiB rsyslogd
1.3 MiB + 1.3 MiB = 2.6 MiB dwm
2.8 MiB + 216.5 KiB = 3.0 MiB udevd
3.7 MiB + 1.4 MiB = 5.1 MiB xterm
42.5 MiB + 816.5 KiB = 43.3 MiB Xorg
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66.5 MiB
=================================I win 
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#6 2019-06-26 19:23:29
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Re: ps_mem.py
HOS: you the MAN! Never occurred to me to paste it. Dementia is creeping up. (72)
Ogi: you're right, I should use it as user.
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#7 2019-06-26 23:11:45
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Re: ps_mem.py
It seems you're supposed to launch it as root (sudo):
bobo@foo:~$ ps_mem
Sorry, root permission required, or specify pids with -p
bobo@foo:~$ sudo ps_mem
Private + Shared = RAM used Program
128.0 KiB + 72.5 KiB = 200.5 KiB gnome-pty-helper
188.0 KiB + 43.5 KiB = 231.5 KiB startx
236.0 KiB + 77.5 KiB = 313.5 KiB init
200.0 KiB + 143.0 KiB = 343.0 KiB xinit
236.0 KiB + 155.5 KiB = 391.5 KiB unclutter
272.0 KiB + 150.5 KiB = 422.5 KiB cron
340.0 KiB + 157.5 KiB = 497.5 KiB irqbalance
392.0 KiB + 179.0 KiB = 571.0 KiB dbus-launch [updated]
868.0 KiB + 167.5 KiB = 1.0 MiB elogind
616.0 KiB + 587.0 KiB = 1.2 MiB getty (5)
900.0 KiB + 340.0 KiB = 1.2 MiB login
1.2 MiB + 88.0 KiB = 1.3 MiB udevd
968.0 KiB + 372.0 KiB = 1.3 MiB sudo
1.4 MiB + 92.5 KiB = 1.4 MiB rsyslogd
1.4 MiB + 63.5 KiB = 1.5 MiB dhclient
820.0 KiB + 1.0 MiB = 1.8 MiB dbus-daemon [updated] (2)
1.1 MiB + 1.4 MiB = 2.6 MiB bash (3)
3.0 MiB + 869.0 KiB = 3.8 MiB icewm
6.3 MiB + 1.6 MiB = 7.9 MiB lxterminal
19.8 MiB + 3.7 MiB = 23.5 MiB Xorg
426.3 MiB + 92.9 MiB = 519.2 MiB firefox-esr (6)
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#8 2019-06-27 01:59:11
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Re: ps_mem.py
fsmithred wrote:I can't see your image. All I get are ads when I allow javascript.
Click on "continue to image" to see the image
Yes, I tried that before and after allowing javascript. It didn't work. I can never see twitter, either. Just a big blue bird. Maybe my computer is trying to protect me from what's there.
66.5 MiB =================================I win
Whoa. To paraphrase the late rickh: Are you sure you're running devuan? That looks more like antix.
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#9 2019-06-27 07:38:05
Re: ps_mem.py
Devuan 1 (Jessie) i686
Mem: 217MB / 2GB
X @ 6.7MB (striped to very minimum) for an old 2007 hardware.
I have in use for 12 years and still is strong for nowdays tasks.
After starting startx, fake busy...
█▓▒░█▓▒░█▓▒░█▓▒░█▓▒░█▓▒░█▓▒░█▒░
hello nili, i'm devuan
distro Devuan GNU/Linux
upt 11 min
packages 445
gfon Ubuntu 12
wm openbox-session
cpu 2% ━──────────────
vol 28% ━━━━━──────────
ram 7% ━━─────────────
tmp 54°c ━━━━━━━━━──────
#! nili ~ $
#! nili ~ $ pstree
init─┬─hddtemp
├─login───startx───xinit─┬─Xorg
│ └─openbox─┬─compton
│ ├─conky───9*[{conky}]
│ ├─deadbeef-gtkui─┬─{deadbeef-alsa}
│ │ ├─{deadbeef-artwor}
│ │ ├─{deadbeef-gtkui-}
│ │ ├─{deadbeef-hotkey}
│ │ ├─3*[{deadbeef-main}]
│ │ ├─{deadbeef-server}
│ │ └─{deadbeef-stream}
│ ├─obconf
│ ├─obmenu
│ ├─spacefm
│ ├─tint2
│ ├─x-terminal-emul───bash───pstree
│ └─x-www-browser─┬─{Cache I/O}
│ ├─{Cache2 I/O}
│ ├─{Compositor}
│ ├─{DNS Resolver #1}
│ ├─{DOM Worker}
│ ├─3*[{DataStorage}]
│ ├─{Gecko_IOThread}
│ ├─{HTML5 Parser}
│ ├─{Hang Monitor}
│ ├─{IPDL Background}
│ ├─{ImageBridgeChil}
│ ├─{ImageIO}
│ ├─{ImgDecoder #1}
│ ├─{ImgDecoder #2}
│ ├─6*[{JS Helper}]
│ ├─{JS Watchdog}
│ ├─{Link Monitor}
│ ├─{Proxy R~olution}
│ ├─{Socket Thread}
│ ├─{SoftwareVsyncTh}
│ ├─{Timer}
│ ├─{gmain}
│ ├─{localStorage DB}
│ ├─{mozStorage #1}
│ ├─{mozStorage #2}
│ ├─{mozStorage #3}
│ ├─{mozStorage #4}
│ └─{mozStorage #5}
└─udevd
#! nili ~ $ psmem
Password:
Private + Shared = RAM used Program
176.0 KiB + 75.5 KiB = 251.5 KiB startx
192.0 KiB + 106.0 KiB = 298.0 KiB init
172.0 KiB + 145.5 KiB = 317.5 KiB xinit
372.0 KiB + 71.5 KiB = 443.5 KiB hddtemp
380.0 KiB + 357.5 KiB = 737.5 KiB su
516.0 KiB + 315.5 KiB = 831.5 KiB login
768.0 KiB + 523.0 KiB = 1.3 MiB compton
1.3 MiB + 152.5 KiB = 1.4 MiB udevd
1.3 MiB + 221.0 KiB = 1.5 MiB bash
1.2 MiB + 558.0 KiB = 1.8 MiB conky
1.9 MiB + 2.1 MiB = 4.0 MiB tint2
6.6 MiB + 1.2 MiB = 7.8 MiB x-terminal-emulator
5.1 MiB + 3.4 MiB = 8.5 MiB spacefm
6.1 MiB + 2.8 MiB = 8.9 MiB openbox
5.5 MiB + 6.0 MiB = 11.5 MiB obconf
7.8 MiB + 4.9 MiB = 12.7 MiB Xorg
12.1 MiB + 3.9 MiB = 15.9 MiB obmenu
14.8 MiB + 4.5 MiB = 19.3 MiB deadbeef-gtkui
116.5 MiB + 3.2 MiB = 119.7 MiB x-www-browser
---------------------------------
217.2 MiB
=================================
#! nili ~ $ Tumbleweed - KDE Plasma (Wayland) - Breeze (LeafDark) [Qt]
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#10 2019-06-27 15:11:16
Re: ps_mem.py
Ogi: you're right, I should use it as user.
Hi! I read the official documentation. As I understood, you need to use super-user rights. That's what this program is designed for...
What economists call over-production is but a production that is above the purchasing power of the worker, who is reduced to poverty by capital and state.
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#11 2019-06-27 17:29:15
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Re: ps_mem.py
Are you sure you're running devuan?
Oh yes, that's Devuan — I used the netinstall ASCII image then upgraded to beowulf and installed my simple-desktop package and switched to OpenRC.
It's running under 64-bit QEMU/KVM with 4GiB assigned and it runs very well indeed.
devuan:~$ pstree
init─┬─cron
├─2*[dbus-daemon]
├─dbus-launch
├─elogind-daemon
├─5*[getty]
├─login───startx───xinit─┬─Xorg───{Xorg}
│ └─dwm─┬─slstatus
│ └─xterm───loksh───pstree
├─rsyslogd───3*[{rsyslogd}]
└─udevd
devuan:~$That looks more like antix.
antiX is awesome but I would have to spend ages gutting it like a fish to get the desktop I want but Devuan lets me work my way up from scratch, which is much quicker and simpler
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#12 2019-06-28 13:07:31
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Re: ps_mem.py
Devuan lets me work my way up from scratch
I hear you on that. It is my preferred way to build, not desktop install and then removing stuff.
Question, on my desktop, this ps_mem.py works fine. But on another system I get this error. Any ideas on what is missing?
$ sudo ps_mem.py
File "/usr/local/sbin/ps_mem.py", line 448
"%s: Shared memory is not reporte
^
SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal
The difference between the two systems is that the one that works is a desktop install. The other is a virtual machine, devuan (ascii) on vultr.
Python is installed:
python is already the newest version (2.7.13-2).
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#13 2019-06-28 21:16:27
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Re: ps_mem.py
Any ideas on what is missing?
Looks like vultr isn't exposing shared memory in it's containers but that's just an uninformed guess on my behalf.
Can you see /dev/shm in the output of df -h?
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#14 2019-06-28 21:44:03
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Re: ps_mem.py
# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev 485M 0 485M 0% /dev
tmpfs 100M 340K 100M 1% /run
/dev/vda1 25G 5.2G 20G 21% /
tmpfs 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
tmpfs 200M 0 200M 0% /run/shm
On the last line I see /run/shm, but no /dev/shm
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#15 2019-06-28 21:47:10
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Re: ps_mem.py
So you don't have any shared memory in the container then.
Probably a good thing though, at least in respect of security.
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