Your next Windows PC may need at least 16GB of RAMwww.ghacks.netexternal-link Lee Duna ( @throws_lemy@lemmy.nz ) TechnologyEnglish • 8 months ago message-square123fedilinkarrow-up1110
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minus-square melroy ( @melroy@kbin.melroy.org ) linkfedilink13•8 months agoAnother reason to move to Linux ;P
minus-square DdCno1 ( @DdCno1@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink1•8 months agoUbuntu is by far the most popular distro and it is no more efficient than Windows, on the contrary. RAM usage in particular is worse.
minus-square melroy ( @melroy@kbin.melroy.org ) linkfedilink2•8 months agoTry Linux Mint with XFCE. I don’t see this RAM usage issue at all. I have Firefox open with several other apps in the background again running XFCE with Linux Mint (Based on Ubuntu), it’s using 1.9GB RAM total (thus below the 2GB).
Another reason to move to Linux ;P
Ubuntu is by far the most popular distro and it is no more efficient than Windows, on the contrary. RAM usage in particular is worse.
Try Linux Mint with XFCE. I don’t see this RAM usage issue at all. I have Firefox open with several other apps in the background again running XFCE with Linux Mint (Based on Ubuntu), it’s using 1.9GB RAM total (thus below the 2GB).