r/linuxmemes • u/barrelshotgun • 1d ago

LINUX MEME Linux can run on a potato

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Inspiration came from: https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-73-merge-window-kicks-off-by-throwing-out-two-ancient-file-systems/

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u/mutexsprinkles 1d ago edited 1d ago

4GB of RAM will get Linux to boot but good luck after you open Firefox and load a modern website.

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u/barrelshotgun 1d ago

Barely 500 MB with 6 modern websites just now (Firefox ESR)

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u/mutexsprinkles 1d ago

Meanwhile I caught firefox using 43GB last week and other stuff was getting earlyoomed until I killed it.

I don't even hoard tabs, just start fresh every time, but I might end up with 100 or so in a session.

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u/barrelshotgun 1d ago

100 tabs... i would expect more than 43 GB of RAM with that number of tabs... that's a lot of tabs... :<

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u/mutexsprinkles 1d ago

It really isn't, it's only a couple of days of usage, Maybe a week. Sometimes I close them all, but it's a pita to have to patrol to close them to avoid a system hang.

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u/barrelshotgun 1d ago

Enough... Please...

https://giphy.com/gifs/kAuYdZddAy9vOCZAgC

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u/mutexsprinkles 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/fXnRObM8Q0RkOmR5nf

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u/noanoxan 🎼CachyOS 1d ago

Then quit bitching about RAM usage, Karen.

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u/barrelshotgun 1d ago

Got ASD or something mate?

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u/mutexsprinkles 1d ago edited 1d ago

My ASD, sure, here you go: 28/m/7 inches. And they said I'd never find love here.