Any sub 200MiB (RAM used) Distros with a Desktop out there..?
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Have you created a topic outside of slackware in the past decade...?
Like many I will never consider Slackware as I lost the will to live trying to watch a YT installation video... what a waste of time.. and for what..?
DistroWatch don't know, neither do I
Please stop trolling my topics with irrelevant cr4p about slackware. cheers
Like many I will never consider Slackware as I lost the will to live trying to watch a YT installation video... what a waste of time.. and for what..?
DistroWatch don't know, neither do I....
Here is how it can be done - installed within one and half minutes...
Check also at 2:38 in - 157MiB shown by Htop ( VM installation ) 11:30 in 716MiB on web page..!
Enjoy..
We heard you the first time. Repeat repeat repeat. Repeat repeat repeat. Repeat repeat repeat...on and on.
Not interested in that video, not worried about using over 200MB RAM. Is anybody, except you?
And before you mention "Slackware trolls", it was you who first mentioned Slackware in particular in this thread.
Everybody else, including me, was posting about Linux in general.
Check also at 2:38 in - 157MiB shown by Htop ( VM installation ) 11:30 in 716MiB on web page..!
After posting my own video, I felt it was only fair to try watching one you posted, even if it was someone elses. One thing to note, that was 32-bit... I mentioned earlier but didn't stress; when you are trying to compare these very low numbers, it does matter if you're talking 64-bit or 32-bit OS. 32-bit OS is more memory efficient and will use less memory than 64-bit on the same thing. I think I pasted a 32-bit bodhi screenshot long time ago under 200MiB from my pentium 4 with non-PAE kernel (which you dont need if you dont have more than 3 GB memory anyway).
Someone earlier said they will use more memory on hardware than virtual machine; I use VM sometime and haven't noticed it using less myself, not sure what would cause that....
After posting my own video, I felt it was only fair to try watching one you posted, even if it was someone elses. One thing to note, that was 32-bit... I mentioned earlier but didn't stress; when you are trying to compare these very low numbers, it does matter if you're talking 64-bit or 32-bit OS.
Both are valid on this topic... yet...Yes I agree and most users here on this thread will know about low RAM usage with 32bit.
Pity you did not watch the mostly 64bit stuff such as.. https://imgur.com/a/CMcOuJi as per my post #66 or…
… my camera video of Loc-OS https://imgur.com/5OcjGbj as per my post #72
Loc-OS LXDE From Boot to Shutdown Live Video no edit no tricks... Just Speeeeed
Had been waiting with huge anticipation for your return – Loved your linked video but could see that you can easily make the cut-off if you jettisoned some excess baggage. Hey – I understand it’s your kids computer and love that you are saving our planet with ye olde box So I do not expect you to mess with it on my behalf or others watching.
However YT loaded your next video about Bodhi customisations and had me screaming expletives at the screen – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en6MT6PymCo
- wanting so bad to chuck my laptop up the wall and jump up and down on it. Could only stomach the first five minutes.
After saying you were going to add stuff you proceeded to delete stuff – that’s my boy…! I started screaming at the screen – do free -h now (you idiot…!)
So certainly me and possibly you, are in a bit of a predicament….
I would love to include Bodhi on this list – where it should be.
But our LQ membership and visitors would like some proof – do I have to wipe Loc-OS from my Dell Latitude laptop and install Bodhi, then either junk that shelf panel or just leave the clock and menu then remove other excess baggage to get sub 200MiB RAM used – or could you do this for our members and post a screenshot or screencast..?
Proof of sub 200 = Fast Forward to 9 minutes in to see 194MiB via neofetch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD4Yz4YsYRk
So here is a brief synopsis in Spanish by YT Nico at Locos por Linux followed by translation into English by DeepL….
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¡Después de una pausa de 6 años, LegacyOS está de regreso! ¡Optimizado para monitores de 1600 x 900 y más pequeños! Ahora basado en antiX / Debian Bullseye 64 Bit. Después de un largo período de desarrollo, LegacyOS 2023 ya está disponible para descargar. Al igual que con las versiones anteriores, LegacyOS utiliza Ice Window Manager (icewm) y ROX / PCmanFM File Managers. Todos los temas de Ice Window Manager incluidos se han creado para esta versión. Una útil selección de aplicaciones se incluye de forma predeterminada. VLC, MPV, Strawberry, Peek, FreetuxTV, OnlyOffice, Scribus, Gimp, Inkscape, Firefox-ESR, Thunderbird, Transmission, solo por nombrar algunos. También están disponibles para descargar a través de Synaptic Package Manager los navegadores web Google Chrome y Microsoft Edge. A diferencia de versiones anteriores, LegacyOS 2023 recibirá actualizaciones periódicas. Para Iniciar sesión Usuario = demo | Contraseña = demo Instalar o ejecutar en vivo desde USB o DVD. 32 bits actualmente en desarrollo.
6,277 views Feb 1, 2023 After a 6-year hiatus, LegacyOS is back! Optimized for 1600 x 900 and smaller monitors! Now based on antiX/Debian Bullseye 64 Bit. After a long period of development, LegacyOS 2023 is now available for download. As with previous versions, LegacyOS uses Ice Window Manager (icewm) and ROX/PCmanFM File Managers. All included Ice Window Manager themes have been created for this release. A useful selection of applications is included by default. VLC, MPV, Strawberry, Peek, FreetuxTV, OnlyOffice, Scribus, Gimp, Inkscape, Firefox-ESR, Thunderbird, Transmission, just to name a few. Also available for download through Synaptic Package Manager are Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge web browsers. Unlike previous versions, LegacyOS 2023 will receive regular updates. To Login User = demo | Password = demo Install or run live from USB or DVD. 32-bit currently under development.
Great to see they had the sense to switch from Puppy base to Antix base – a no brainer IMHO.
Pity they are wasting time and effort on the shrinking minuscule user base of the 32-bit version IMHO.
I would soon knock this distro into a fit shape with my Team Lotus methodology of removing excess baggage such as its WM, themes, panels etc; after installing - “The "Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment" is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment, it comes with a beautiful interface, multi-language support, standard keyboard short cuts and additional features like tabbed file browsing. LXDE uses less CPU and less RAM than other environments.” https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/LXDE
Post #1 - Any sub 200MiB (RAM used) Distros with a Desktop out there..?
As the title says – With a listed Desktop ie LXDE, LXQT, KDE, XFCE etc rather than those WM+FM+Panel distros? Mostly interested in those distros with a good selection of software – Browser, Gimp, Libre Office, Sound and video with the usual tools or utilities.
AntiX-LXDE - Technically a WM Distro but simple instruction on forum by admin Anticapitalista to install LXDE. My AntiX-LXDE uses just 150MiB RAM at idle.
Trisquel Mini is an alternative to the mainline Trisquel, designed to run well on netbooks and low-power computers. It uses low-resource desktop environment LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/trisquel-mini
Andy-1 used it on Dell Latitude i7
You're not gunna find a full desktop environment lighter than LXDE, as you've figured out. And for lots of software, Slitaz and maybe Void don't meet your critera. Slitaz is cool, but it's ancient versions of software, glibc so old you can't even run appimages, and very limited selection of software in repos. Certainly Antix has tons of software since they include debian repos, and LXLE cuz of Ubuntu repos. Anything that offers debian, ubuntu, arch, fedora, etc repositories will have the kind of software you mentioned and lots more.
If you want lighter than LXDE, you're gunna have to give up your aversion to window manager based distros. Even with Antix, you can install the base, then install your preferred file manager, terminal, and browser, set them default and get rid of the originals. Antix includes lots of tools for configuring the window manager so you don't necessarily have to learn how to edit their config files, etc; it even seems the way they've set up their config gui's/etc that it even applies settings to all the preinstalled window managers, incase you decide to switch later - I found IceWM was most to my liking in the short time I played with them. And yeah sure you can install lxpanel, lxsession, pcmanfm and openbox if you want basic lxde desktop, but it really doesn't offer much more than what Antix has already set up for their window managers.
For the sub 200MiB full desktop, I found one for ya. Alpine with XFCE4. They don't have quite as much software available as the major distros (for example no lxde or enlightenment or chromium) but they still have quite a bit. Another disadvantage is they don't have a graphical installer, or a meta-package to setup desktop environment, gotta follow the steps in their wiki to install xfce.
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Watchout...!
Do we have another contender - from Arch..?
you proceeded to delete stuff – that’s my boy…! I started screaming at the screen – do free -h now (you idiot…!) 
Latest addition - LegacyOS
The List so far… (was post #54)
