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Linux does tend to use quite a bit less memory. Perhaps not if you run a full Ubuntu install with all its gnome extensions etc… but in general it’s a lot lighte
by smcleod 3y ago
Linux does tend to use quite a bit less memory. Perhaps not if you run a full Ubuntu install with all its gnome extensions etc… but in general it’s a lot lighter as it has less integrated services / apps by default.
- arp242 3y agoWell I do tend to have some dev-related things running in the background like PostgreSQL, Docker, and things like that, so that rather offsets that. I also run a macOS VM sometimes (to test stuff), and that works reasonable well-ish (much better than Windows) with most of the issues being CPU bound more than anything else. Also Apple claims their "Unified Memory" is somehow more efficient. I don't really know what that means though.
- smcleod 3y agoDocker / Containers are native to Linux within it's kernel, to run them on macOS you have to run a Linux VM which is overhead. The unified memory is indeed more efficient due to it's architecture but it can't solve not having enough ram to hold your software in.
- arp242 3y ago> Docker / Containers are native to Linux within it's kernel, to run them on macOS you have to run a Linux VM which is overhead. That's not the point; just saying I run some services typical macOS users don't, so my Linux laptop isn't necessarily lighter than a default mac. Either way, it's perfectly possible to have a functioning 8GB machine, even with Chrome and an electron app. And it's certainly possible with 16GB.