GustavoM@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoAs a normal, boring user that does nothing special other than browse the internet and the occasional "casual coding" -- what am I supposed to do with 32GiB of ram?message-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up195file-text
arrow-up192message-squareAs a normal, boring user that does nothing special other than browse the internet and the occasional "casual coding" -- what am I supposed to do with 32GiB of ram?GustavoM@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
minus-square∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-211 months agoAfter boot, I’m using 2GB. I haven’t noticed Linux doing the ram-hog thing like Windows at all. But Firefox is currently using 8GB. Just restarted Firefox and it’s using 2.5GB now. I think it stores a lot in ram from video.
minus-squareinsufferableninja@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·11 months agounused RAM is wasted RAM
minus-squarechitak166@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·11 months agoThat means you should waste and occupy as much as possible? Lol. I think less of anyone who treats ‘sayings’ like that as absolute fact. Small minds.
minus-squareuis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoHow? After booting(and starting DE) I’m using about 700 megs.
minus-square∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoMy DE is Gnome which uses a bit. Haven’t really looked into it further, because I still have 62GB of ram free after startx. Haven’t maxed it out yet.
After boot, I’m using 2GB. I haven’t noticed Linux doing the ram-hog thing like Windows at all. But Firefox is currently using 8GB.
Just restarted Firefox and it’s using 2.5GB now. I think it stores a lot in ram from video.
unused RAM is wasted RAM
Average web developer principle
That means you should waste and occupy as much as possible? Lol.
I think less of anyone who treats ‘sayings’ like that as absolute fact. Small minds.
How? After booting(and starting DE) I’m using about 700 megs.
My DE is Gnome which uses a bit. Haven’t really looked into it further, because I still have 62GB of ram free after startx. Haven’t maxed it out yet.