2026-04-02 17:27 UTC
Really unfortunate seeing GNOME is part of the problem here. Linux desktop environments shouldn't _need_ to be tied to large RAM requirements, never mind increasing ones, for basic functionality. For example, the Start menu key was introduced by Microsoft in _Windows 95_, but this toggle still isn't available in most "light" desktop environments like XFCE.
The MacBook Neo, of all things, is chomping at the heels of the idea that pretty, feature-rich OSes need a lot of hardware to function.
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@michaelmrose@lemmy.world 2026-04-02 19:52
I found a lot of flawed measurements which ended up measuring different things. This seems like a fairly respectable measurement even for being a few years old https://itvision.altervista.org/linux-desktop-environments-system-usage.html Simple environments like xfce or mate under X11 are around 600 MB. Gnome X 1300MB Gnome Wayland 1400. Seems pretty clear that gnome is a significant factor in the increase on the other hand most machines now come with 8-16
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@Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-02 17:29
If you don't like GNOME, Ubuntu officially supports other, less resource-intensive DEs, like Lubuntu, Kubuntu or Xubuntu
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@poke@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-02 17:30
The macbook Neo is a pretty powerful laptop, I wouldn't say its a champion of limited computation software success.