So on a barebones JWM install, I wanted to know how much RAM is being used, to compare it with antiX and the other systemd-free distros I want to experiment with over the coming months, inspired by Fungal's list.
So I made a config file for Conky and it tells me almost half a GIG! Can that be right?
I install the LXDE Taskman it tells me a little over 200 Mb. That seems better, and somehow more intuitively correct.
But which - if any - is correct?
Are any of these tools - htop included - fully accurate? Or is this like that whole problem in electronics whereby you put a meter in the circuit to measure the current and voltage and they change because of the meter?
I am a little confused.
[UPDATE: I ran a pacopts install and downloaded a torrent so there would be something going on, and tested them all alongside each other. Taskman is the most liberal with around 600 Mb, and Conky the most conservative estimate with over a gig, as you can see]