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FreeDesktop.org solution (being deployed on several GNOME distributions today): https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/hadess/low-memory-monitor https://gitlab.freedesk
by awalton 7y ago
FreeDesktop.org solution (being deployed on several GNOME distributions today): https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/hadess/low-memory-monitor https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/hadess/low-memory-monitor
Used in combination with compressed swap (ZRAM), it greatly alleviates this problem on the (at least GNOME-based) Linux Desktop.
Still, browser really need to do something about the memory problems they're causing. They're Windows 95-level bad at managing their high memory/leak cases - just leave a browser with more than a few dozen tabs open over night. Especially with a tab that does background fetches (e.g. Facebook or Twitter or something with a lot of timer-driven Ajax queries).
I assert that if it weren't for browsers, there'd be no memory problems on modern desktops.