A Memory Comparison of Light Linux Desktops

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step · #1 Post by **step** » Wed 23 Mar 2016, 21:17

A Memory Comparison of Light Linux Desktops is a interesting blog post by netblue30. Relevant memory usage comparison of JVM, Openbox, and other light desktops in use by various puplets.

WM/DE Memory (MB) - source: blog post

musher0 · #2 Post by **musher0** » Sun 15 May 2016, 17:34

Any wm using more than 10 Mg of RAM needs a revision, I'd say.
A wm is supposed to help you, not drown you.

gcmartin · #3 Post by **gcmartin** » Sun 15 May 2016, 22:53

What the chart does not show is the functionality in each of WMs. This is what separates them apart. If you remove the design element inherent in each and listed functionality, we would have a better appreciation for the benefit each serves.

In any event, I dont foresee this changing anything in Puppy Linux. And the mainstream distros, namely the top 6, will continue to provide WM options similar to WM options that some Puppy Linux distros offer it users for desktop selections.

#4 Post by **Flash** » Mon 16 May 2016, 03:19

For what it's worth, the scale of the chart is not consistent.

step · #5 Post by **step** » Mon 16 May 2016, 07:29

There's a BBQ Linux live iso that includes 90 window managers. I'd say that's plenty to investigate functionality!

musher0 · #6 Post by **musher0** » Mon 16 May 2016, 08:25

step wrote:There's a BBQ Linux live iso that includes 90 window managers. I'd say that's plenty to investigate functionality!

Where? Where?

disciple · #7 Post by **disciple** » Mon 16 May 2016, 10:33

Presumably those numbers include memory used by shared libs which in some cases most users would have in memory all the time for other programs anyway...

nic007 · #8 Post by **nic007** » Mon 16 May 2016, 10:49

step wrote:There's a BBQ Linux live iso that includes 90 window managers. I'd say that's plenty to investigate functionality!

There could be a lot at steak testing it with that Linux distribution.

step · #9 Post by **step** » Mon 16 May 2016, 11:55

@musher0, sorry it's 76 not 90 as I thought.
http://iso.linuxquestions.org/linuxbbq/linuxbbq-cream/

Billtoo · #10 Post by **Billtoo** » Mon 16 May 2016, 12:29

Here's icewm-1.38 in Quirky Xerus 8.0

musher0 · #11 Post by **musher0** » Mon 16 May 2016, 13:59

step wrote:@musher0, sorry it's 76 not 90 as I thought.
http://iso.linuxquestions.org/linuxbbq/linuxbbq-cream/

Only 76? Bah, I won't bother then!

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