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Re:Using IceWM and a Raspberry Pi as my main PC, sharing my ... by csande17 on Sunday July 11, 2021 @04:11AM (#27799207)
Keep in mind that the 1.5 GB number is the total amount of RAM you need to have a good time using the operating system, not the amount consumed by the window manager alone. Even OP consumes just about a gigabyte of RAM with all the programs on their Raspberry Pi.

That's not to say GNOME _isn't_ resource intensive -- it is, especially when compared to desktop environments that were either written to be lightweight or written 30 years ago -- that just isn't the best way to measure it.

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Re:Using IceWM and a Raspberry Pi as my main PC, sharing my ... by Zababa on Sunday July 11, 2021 @05:39AM (#27799560)
> Keep in mind that the 1.5 GB number is the total amount of RAM you need to have a good time using the operating system, not the amount consumed by the window manager alone.

That's why I said apples to oranges initially, but you're right, I could have clarified that part.

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