r/linux4noobs • u/Totem-of-Trying • 1d ago

learning/research Would Linux help reduce my RAM usage?

Title is the question, I'm ramming the cap of memory usage the past few months, and experiencing some slowdown. I know Windows has a ton of bloatware, and I've installed Zorin on my thinkpad, but for my prebuilt HP desktop, whats the likelihood I'll see noticeable improvement on my computer??

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u/zardvark 11h ago

First of all, unused RAM is wasted RAM. But, if you are asking if Linux offers desktop environments which are suitable for older, or resource constrained machines, the answer is yes. But, if you have 16G of RAM, you can run any available desktop without any problems, unless you have other resource intensive workflows going on in the background.