On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Orion Vianna <[email protected] > wrote:
> On 12/02/2012 12:55 AM, Jack Chastain wrote: > >> I am limited by the hardware to 1G RAM. The System monitor shows I am >> using roughly 80% (799M) when I start up and open my normal Chromium >> browser list of about 7 tabs, and little else. >> >> > I use Firefox as my primary web browser which seem to consume less memory > then chrome or chromium. In my experience flashblock, adblock plus and > noscript addons help firefox consume even less memory. Setting "don't load > tabs until selected" in firefox tabs preferences can also help. I actually did this and yes, FF does use less - but over time, it still maxes out. I think it is generally better though. > > > I did a little research on memory use under Ubuntu and mostly find older >> posts. I am not sure if there is anything I can tune to reduce overall >> memory use, but if anyone has suggestions, I'd love to hear. >> > > Switching to Unity 2D might help because it's much lighter then compiz. > You could also try a lighter window manager or other lighter desktop > environment. > > I am going to get around to that - one day... Thanks for the ideas! JC -- Eschew obfuscation and pompous prolixity. Light a man a fire, he is warm for the night. Light a man afire, he is warm for the rest of his life.
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