Reducing RAM Usage

Head_on_a_Stick · 2025-01-13 11:47:22

jl2 wrote:

gotta 7800xt

OpenBSD 7.6 ported the Linux 6.6.52 DRM stack so that card should work just fine :-)

EDIT: best to install from a snapshot, which is the rolling release version of OpenBSD: https://www.openbsd.org/faq/current.html

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2025-01-13 12:05:43)

jl2 · 2025-01-13 11:59:25

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

OpenBSD 7.6 ported the Linux 6.6.52 DRM stack so that card should work just fine :-)

* does full disk backup *

edit: that's actually a damn smart way to get HW support

Last edited by jl2 (2025-01-13 12:00:44)

seth · 2025-01-13 17:35:33

scarletjacquetta wrote:

It's not for me; it's for my mates. But I can't suggest to my classmates to get the source and compile it with their preferred flags.

You can have generic and bloated or specific and tight - not generic and tight at the same time.
Arch is not tinycore and does not strive to be tinycore (or any similar distribution) and it will shovel lots of stuff onto your disk and and load lots of stuff into your RAM that you don't really need.

scarletjacquetta wrote:

I think Arch is good for beginners to use because

No. It is absolutely not.
It'll require some understanding of the system to be present or acquired - the latter meaning lots of reading. Probably way too much if you're starting at base 0.

Beginners are much better off with a (likewise not stripped down, still not 16MB RAM total) largely preset click-install-and-run distro to explore the system before learning how to skate on it.

jl2 · 2025-01-13 20:28:00

seth wrote:

scarletjacquetta wrote:
I think Arch is good for beginners to use because
No. It is absolutely not.

Bro is literally supplying us with archinstall newbies. @scarletjacquetta Did you install the ~~correct~~ default way? -> https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide

The default TTY will shield us off (hopefully).

(I just hope they won't top the dude that had freezes b/c he installed Arch on a USB drive that probably had a faulty cable)

Last edited by jl2 (2025-01-13 20:29:33)

akai · 2026-02-01 12:16:51

This year alone, I've replaced my SSD twice due to the extensive read and write operations I perform, which is why I rely on a RAM disk. I intentionally avoid using swap space or page files, as they can slow down my system and compromise my hard drive's longevity.
Throughout my journey, I've never sought to reduce RAM usage; instead, I've focused on finding innovative ways to increase it. I've even experimented with installing games directly in RAM. When encoding videos, I do so in RAM to test my settings, only committing to permanent storage once I achieve optimal results. I got my first PC at the age of 4, and now, at 14, it's hard to believe a decade has passed.

Next time you throw a working SSD give it to some one in need or upgrade other hdd device. Don't throw it out.

And reducing ram extensively to using 9mb to 50 as you said earlier is not possible in today's sense even in tty or bare shell unless u use a older kernal or remove all the modules and graphics and etc......

My Q: Do you know how computers work and the use of ram and cache, disk, etc..?

If you knew and u chew out two ssd just 'cause of ..... I think you should better run your system on cache.
And, showing your friend how less the resource usage is with all the graphics and properties running ( 200mb on very min ) on latest version, I think u should create a new programming language or remove all uneeded loaded program modules or a custom scratch build ( which's best ).

I've also thought the same and the most i could achieve was I think 200 or 300 mb on a kde 3/4 years back. But it had many problems since I bore down too much things and it was a liquorix kernal, so it was meant to break. And the motherboard was gone (1 of the ic/capacitor was damaged.) In front of the family (Got an earful for that).

So I think it's better to keep trying but not to get it to 4/9mb (on latest) if it's just a tty.
And I know the urge, to mock the windows friends, and get them to know Linux and GNU.

My initial experience was marred by malware, but that led me to discover GNU, and I’ve never looked back. There were times when my hardware faced compatibility issues with GNU's kernel, but instead of reverting to malware, I took the initiative to develop modules for their kernel. My passion for GNU is unwavering, and it will always be a cornerstone of my computing philosophy.

Couldn't grasp this. Did you meant your first system was affected with malware. And found about GNU. But it was incompatible. So u made modules for their kernal (!!!!!!!)???

akai · 2026-02-01 12:21:47

This year alone, I've replaced my SSD twice due to the extensive read and write operations I perform, which is why I rely on a RAM disk. I intentionally avoid using swap space or page files, as they can slow down my system and compromise my hard drive's longevity.
Throughout my journey, I've never sought to reduce RAM usage; instead, I've focused on finding innovative ways to increase it. I've even experimented with installing games directly in RAM. When encoding videos, I do so in RAM to test my settings, only committing to permanent storage once I achieve optimal results. I got my first PC at the age of 4, and now, at 14, it's hard to believe a decade has passed.

Next time you throw a working SSD give it to some one in need or upgrade other hdd device. Don't throw it out.

And reducing ram extensively to using 9mb to 50 as you said earlier is not possible in today's sense even in tty or bare shell unless u use a older kernal or remove all the modules and graphics and etc......

My Q: Do you know how computers work and the use of ram and cache, disk, etc..?

If you knew and u chew out two ssd just 'cause of ..... I think you should better run your system on cache.
And, showing your friend how less the resource usage is with all the graphics and properties running ( 200mb on very min ) on latest version, I think u should create a new programming language or remove all uneeded loaded program modules or a custom scratch build ( which's best ).

I've also thought the same and the most i could achieve was I think 200 or 300 mb on a kde 3/4 years back. But it had many problems since I bore down too much things and it was a liquorix kernal, so it was meant to break. And the motherboard was gone (1 of the ic/capacitor was damaged.) In front of the family (Got an earful for that).

So I think it's better to keep trying but not to get it to 4/9mb (on latest) if it's just a tty.
And I know the urge, to mock the windows friends, and get them to know Linux and GNU.

My initial experience was marred by malware, but that led me to discover GNU, and I’ve never looked back. There were times when my hardware faced compatibility issues with GNU's kernel, but instead of reverting to malware, I took the initiative to develop modules for their kernel. My passion for GNU is unwavering, and it will always be a cornerstone of my computing philosophy.

Couldn't grasp this. Did you meant your first system was affected with malware. And found about GNU. But it was incompatible. So u made modules for their kernal (!!!!!!!)??? And u only knew about arch linux and the forum now ??

Last edited by akai (2026-02-01 12:27:22)

StarWolf3000 · 2026-02-01 12:50:54

akai wrote:

Next time you throw a working SSD give it to some one in need or upgrade other hdd device. Don't throw it out.

Next time you reply to a thread maybe consider creating a new one instead and refer to it, instead of necrobumping.

WorMzy · 2026-02-01 13:07:53

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