i used to run arch on a laptop with only 2 gb of ram and had zero problems for years, it was useful because it got great battery life memory was basically a no

i used to run arch on a laptop with only 2 gb of ram and had zero problems for years, it was useful because it got great battery life memory was basically a non-issue unless i was trying to compile a large package, i don't recall the precise baseline it had after boot but it was probably around 12-25%