Hi there, helping a friend and his 4 GB RAM laptop out. His mother won’t allow him to get another OS as I suggested, so we’re stuck with Windows 10.
- django ( @django@discuss.tchncs.de ) 12•2 years ago
Maybe boot a fast OS from an external SSD? So the harddisk can stay untouched.
- Suppoze ( @Suppoze@beehaw.org ) 7•2 years ago
This is a good idea. You don’t even need an external SSD, you can use a simple USB drive as well. I’ve done this for a long time with an old laptop and a lightweight Linux Mint distro (although you can probably have something even more lightweight on there)
- Suppoze ( @Suppoze@beehaw.org ) 10•2 years ago
Ungoogled Chromium: https://chromium.woolyss.com/ It should be the most barebones Chromium browser, hopefully using less RAM. And! Important: Download the 32bit version, even if you choose another browser. As your friend only has 4GB RAM, the max memory a 32bit software can address, you wouldn’t have any benefit from a 64bit version, and 32bit apps usually use much much less memory (RAM).
Good luck!
Thank you, I didn’t know that about 32 bit systems. I recommended that friend to get everything in 32bit signature from now on.
- Scary le Poo ( @Scary_le_Poo@beehaw.org ) 6•2 years ago
Does it have an SSD? If so, increase swap file size to 8gb. It won’t be great, but it will be functional
- Chuck-Shepherd505 ( @Chuck-Shepherd505@kbin.social ) 3•2 years ago
Linux is your best shot, Chrome really isn’t that memory consuming nowadays.
- dethleffs ( @dethleffs@feddit.nl ) 2•2 years ago
probably a bad idea: Atlas os, is Windows 10 but simmed down (and might have security risks)
- Prymu ( @Prymu@beehaw.org ) 3•2 years ago
Doesn’t that one have uac disabled?
- Bandicoot_Academic ( @Bandicoot_Academic@lemmy.one ) 4•2 years ago
Yes, as well as disabled Windows Defender and mitogations for exploits like Specter and Meltdown. AtlasOS is most likely a very bad idea.
- ignisnatus ( @ignisnatus@beehaw.org ) 2•2 years ago
I’ve used Min a few times and it’s the lightest browser I’ve ever seen. Perhaps you could give it a try.
thanks, will give it a look.
@edit: It seems to be minimalistic in design and in not-featuring-bloat, is it lightweight in RAM as well?