On 2021-08-07, Stuart Longland <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 6 Aug 2021 14:19:04 +0000 > [email protected] wrote: > >> Am I running into system memory limits ("minimum 8GB RAM to surf the >> web"? what is the world coming to?) or is another issue likely the >> cause? > > I wouldn't rule that possibility out… I manage with Firefox on Linux > with a 2GB netbook, but only just: some websites just eat RAM like it's > going out of fashion. Playing videos definitely makes the problem > worse. Comparatively "simple" websites work okay but anything that's > real-time: all bets are off! > > I haven't tried OpenBSD on the same machine, but I suspect the problem > isn't limited to browser or OS. Your mileage will definitely depend on > the sort of website you frequently like to visit.
OpenBSD doesn't do brilliantly with swapping.
