Thanks, Steve, I will give Void Linux a try in the future. I am using AWS right now and it doesn't have a Void Linux image.
On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 6:24 PM Steve Litt <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 9 Sep 2019 16:04:55 -0400 > Tom Luo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, all, > > > > I am running a Ubuntu 16.04 server (2GB memory and 2GB swap > > partition). At the beginning, the memory usage is fine (less than > > 20%). However, after I install some packages: > > > > apt-get install gnome-panel gnome-settings-daemon metacity nautilus > > gnome-terminal > > > > the memory usage increases a lot, to 99%. The swap partition is also > > almost full. > > > > I used the "top" command to see which program is using a lot of > > memory. However, this is not a single significant program. Every > > program uses less than 5% memory. The problem is very strange and I > > don't know how to solve this problem because reinstall the system. > > > > Any suggestions? > > 2GB RAM was about on par for computers back in 2006. It's woefully > inadequate for modern software unless you're using limited software > (text-only server, for instance). > > Ubuntu specializes in being easy for total newbies, at the expense of > heavy resource usage. Gnome uses memory and CPU at prodigious rates. > > There are lots of lightweight Linuxes you could use, but most package > only the most common software. I'd suggest you use Void Linux, which > allows and in fact encourages you to install only what you need. If you > absolutely need a GUI, you can install extreme lightweights like icewm, > Windowmaker, jwm, awesome, or my favorite, Openbox. I have some 2006 > computers running quite well, with 2GB RAM, using Void and Openbox. Of > course, you can't run 20 big programs at a time, nor can you use > Firefox to open 10 javascript laden sites, but you can still do your > job. > > Installing Void on a x86 or ia64 is pretty easy: Run a text program > called void-installer from a booted CD or thumb. Just answer the > questions, and boom: You have a working computer. > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > Author: The Key to Everyday Excellence > http://www.troubleshooters.com/key > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
