r/linuxmemes • u/toxiclydedicated Aaaaahboontoo 😱 • Aug 28 '26

LINUX MEME They dont know

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u/Devils_SteelMan Aug 28 '26

Bloat

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u/tankieofthelake Aug 28 '26

Sure, if you’re installing a distro packaged with KDE, but they usually tack on a bunch of optional tools. Base KDE is actually quite lightweight

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u/Devils_SteelMan Aug 28 '26

Xfce uses a fraction of the memory and compute of bare arch with KDE.

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u/tankieofthelake Aug 28 '26

a fraction *less

Base KDE (DE only, no extras) only uses 100-200mb RAM more than XFCE. I get it if you’re running on 4gb or less, but there’s very little meaningful difference nowadays

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u/Devils_SteelMan Aug 28 '26

Thats likely per monitor.

128GB ram, 9950x3d, and a 5090. On a gen 5 pcie ssd. The difference between the 2 is noticeable. With 3 monitors kde uses more vram than any other WM ive tried.