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Are you running out of RAM when using a desktop? If not, why even worry about the memory usage? More useful would be, "How long does Firefox/Chrome/etc open in
by eterm 13y ago
Are you running out of RAM when using a desktop? If not, why even worry about the memory usage?
More useful would be, "How long does Firefox/Chrome/etc open in this WM". If there is a difference then that would be more meaningful.
- NegativeK 13y agoI've dipped into swap due to virtual machines. It was extremely painful. But the article mentions this in the conclusion: > If you have some ancient hardware that you need to breathe new life into, or if you need to fit a distro on a modestly sized memory stick, the first thing you should look at is the window manager/desktop environment. For me, it's a lot easier to drop Unity for XMonad than it would be to switch away from something like Chrome. If I actually want to do something with one of my old laptops, this might be relevant.