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Spyware and bloat ain't cheap these days. Linux users don't rejoice too much, the Fedoras and Ubuntus were eating so much of my RAM I had to take refuge in Alp
by sunshine-o 2mo ago
Spyware and bloat ain't cheap these days.
Linux users don't rejoice too much, the Fedoras and Ubuntus were eating so much of my RAM I had to take refuge in Alpine.
- BizarroLand 2mo agoCachyOS was using 3.25gb of ram while streaming video at 4k on my system. My Windows work PC is currently using 28.2 gigs to have outlook, teams and 6 browser tabs open.
- tredre3 2mo agoKind of odd an apple to oranges comparison you're making there, streaming video uses hardly any RAM. How much RAM does CachyOS uses if you're running outlook, teams, and 6 browser tabs open?
- BizarroLand 2mo agoThere's a LTT video that came out recently that showed Linux using 4-6gb less in equivalent use cases across the board, if that is helpful.
- SirMaster 2mo agoIs it actually using it though or is most of it just cached stuff?
- fsflover 2mo agoDebian XFCE is still strong with a low amount RAM, too.
- Molitor5901 2mo agoYou might consider MX, it has a much lower footprint for eating ram.
- rjh29 2mo ago"Linux users" is a pretty big spectrum. My XFCE install uses barely any ram.
- TacticalCoder 2mo ago> ... the Fedoras and Ubuntus were eating so much of my RAM I had to take refuge in Alpine ... The name of the bloat you're looking for is called "systemd". Even though it's still kinda, sorta, possible to keep a lean Debian install in check (and Debian by default uses systemd), systemd is quite the gigantic kitchen sink. In the Fedoras and Ubuntus it's indeed out of control now. The one thing that speeds up a systemd Linux booting (and usage) is removing as much of those systemd (dis)services as possible. P.S: main desktop is Debian + Awesome WM (so I do use systemd)
- inigyou 2mo agoAt least with Linux you have the option to debloat it, because it's your computer.