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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Linux doesn't seem to manage memory very well
Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 20:34:51 +0100
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On 06/05/2024 16:30, candycanearter07 wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote at 09:48 this Saturday (GMT):
>> On 04/05/2024 01:13, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>> I wouldn't know what to do with 8GB (well I know some people like
>>> to run lots of VMs, but that's too much to think about in my
>>> opinion).
>>
>> Once you run a GUI and some modern python style code its amazing how
>> much ram crap apps can gobble up
>>
>> I just upgraded from 8GB because the combination of 3GB of windows VM
>> plus a browser running a 3D printers webserver with embedded video, plus
>> a Python 3D slicer  overwhelmed the machine and sent it into swap.
>>
>> Firefox seems to spawn an infinite number of 'webkit' and 'isolated web
>> company' children
>>
>> Especially with necessary ad blockers installed
>>
>> Thunderbird is over half a GB
>>
>> Orca slicer is 400GB+
>>
>> Plus two instances of a linux game I am playing takes *hard* usage to
>> over 8GB/ I.e before cached files etc.
>>
>> Now these are all things I want to do *at the same time*. Edit in
>> windows VM, pass 3D files to the slicer, monitor print progress via the
>> web interface, and play a linux game to while away the minutes waiting
>> for the 3D printer to turn out yet another 'close, but no cigar' print
>> that needs re-editing. Or while reading the news^H^H^H^H propaganda, or
>> Usenet, or getting email in.
>>
>> All I can say is, thank Clapton Linux has a really good memory manager.
>>
>>
>> $ free -m
>>            	     total        used        free      shared  buff/cache
>> available
>> Mem:          23909        7385       931        1044       15592
>> 15090
>> Swap:          2047           0   	     2047
>>
>> I can't control 3rd party apps, but I can control my machine's memory.
>>
>> Up till buying a 3D printer 8GB was more than enough, but the constant
>> use of  windows based 3D and 2D CAD  programs plus the slicer and
>> firefoxes latest bloatery has taken it over the edge
> 
> 
> Yeah, but what other JS-compatible browsers exist? Chromium is also bad
> with memory..

They are all like that, as  the manager said..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k58knuvcQjQ


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