Sam, The Man@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoReddit API blew up and now I run Linux?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square317fedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down128file-text
arrow-up11.15Karrow-down1imageReddit API blew up and now I run Linux?lemmy.dbzer0.comSam, The Man@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square317fedilinkfile-text
I feel like I’ve been gaslit into running FOSS but every success only brings me closer to fighting god
minus-squareBlaster M@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-28 months agoXubuntu is still too heavy, you have to strip it further and go for Lubuntu. Nothing like a 400 MB idle memory load on the desktop
minus-squareGreenAppleTree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 months agoMy xubuntu is at 380MB idling on the desktop. Also, thanks for making me check. I should probably disable snapd.
minus-squareBlaster M@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoI’ve had sub 200s with Lubuntu before
minus-squareGreenAppleTree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoNo doubt, indeed. Just pointing out 400 is not unreasonable for xfce.
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoI’ve run cinnamon on some pretty anemic systems and it was quite snappy. But I’d also been able to upgrade the memory so if it’s not upgradabe that may not be as good
minus-squareSuperSprucelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoAgreed. Additionally, Lubutnu felt a lot more responsive than Linux Lite (XFCE Ubuntu based distro)
Xubuntu is still too heavy, you have to strip it further and go for Lubuntu. Nothing like a 400 MB idle memory load on the desktop
My xubuntu is at 380MB idling on the desktop. Also, thanks for making me check. I should probably disable
snapd.I’ve had sub 200s with Lubuntu before
No doubt, indeed. Just pointing out 400 is not unreasonable for xfce.
I’ve run cinnamon on some pretty anemic systems and it was quite snappy. But I’d also been able to upgrade the memory so if it’s not upgradabe that may not be as good
Agreed. Additionally, Lubutnu felt a lot more responsive than Linux Lite (XFCE Ubuntu based distro)