Re: [PLUG] The 32 bit Challenge

[Martin Cracauer via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Chrome one tab at a time should be fine with 4 GB of RAM, unless you
load facebook.  Google apps are a fine office app suite.  Gmail still
has a simple layout option, no? That would save memory.  Overall you
would not do much worse than a 4 GB Chromebook unless you have many
tabs open.

My window manager of choice is fvwm2 anyway, no matter the amount of
RAM.

For mail mutt should be able to do OAuth.

Can't think of much more.  In extreme cases you can try FreeBSD, which
has different memory page replacement policies and might or might not
be better for your particular workload.  It is all about kicking the
right pages out of memory to make space for new ones, and Linux still
drops too many readonly mapped pages (as opposed to paging out
read-write pages) for my taste.

Martin

jeffv via plug wrote on Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 09:25:33AM -0500: 
> I'm now using Laptop #3, due to issues with 1+2. It has vacuum tubes and
> is only 32 bit, with frighteningly little memory. When it was
> new, it probably impressed the hell out of me. The idea is to look as
> close to a full-featured system (GUI) while minimizing the bloat.
> 
> 3-4 apps running, memory eaten, huge lag.
> 
> *(X)Ubuntu stopped 32 bit support at 18.04, so there's that. Keeping
> XFCE.
> 
> *Thunderbird --> Claws  (wow, although optionally displaying
> html is rough)
> 
> *Firefox --> Pale Moon (no 32 bit versions of many serious browsers).
> Also Midori, Epiphany/web, Otter, Chromium, Arora, Dillo. Chromium,
> Epiphany, FF eat memory. Pale Moon uses their own plugins, not FF. The
> others.. well.. have their own quirks.
> 
> Gmail stopped allowing login via user/pass. Allegedly Oauth2 works, but
> it won't work here with any client I tried, incl TB. Stuck w browser,
> eats memory, plus already using Claws.  
> 
> Krusader --> XFE (dual pane)
> 
> Audacious seems fine for audio. VLC is a little heavier. MPV is lighter.
> 
> No office apps, because it would probably hurt, and I don't use them
> much.
> 
> Curious - what would YOU use?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I know people like 13" screens, but now I squint like Clint Eastwood.
> Happy Turkeys, all. If you're not feeling safe, contact
> someone.
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