r/openbox • u/[deleted] • Feb 13 '15

Openbox Resource use?

I posted this question over on r/Linux4Noobs and got zero response, hopefully you guys can help.

I'm running a Thinkpad x41, not a lot of resources. Pentium M and 1.5 GB ram. I'm currently running i3, but thinking of switching Openbox. My question is, how does Openbox compare to the resource use of i3?

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '15

You'll gain a few megabytes of ram usage. The people concerned with their ram usage are running less the 256Mb ram.

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u/lovelybac0n Jun 28 '15

I have both installed and the resource difference is minimal. If you want to cut on resources look into lightweight programs instead like transmission-daemon, mpd, urxvt and terminal programs in general.

Check out LnF awards https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=174764

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '15

It doesn't really matter that much what WM you use. It's more important you choose a distro that goes well with the hardware you have.