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<p>Created page with &quot;Install the memtester utility from the software repository, if it is not already installed. Ubuntu/Debian and Linux Mint: sudo apt-get install memtester Fedora/RHEL/RPM: y...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Install the memtester utility from the software repository, if it is not already installed. <br /> <br /> Ubuntu/Debian and Linux Mint:<br /> sudo apt-get install memtester<br /> Fedora/RHEL/RPM:<br /> yum install memtester<br /> As root, run the test:<br /> memtester &lt;memory size&gt; &lt;repetitions&gt;<br /> ... where:<br /> <br /> * &lt;memory size&gt; is in megabytes<br /> * &lt;repetitions&gt; is the number of times the full suite will be run<br /> <br /> To get the exit status:<br /> <br /> echo $?<br /> <br /> Possible values:<br /> <br /> * x00: success<br /> * x01: Error allocating or locking memory, or invocation error <br /> * x02: Error during stuck address test <br /> * x04: Error during one of the other tests.<br /> <br /> (excerpted from https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-test-the-ram-on-linux)</div>

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