166MB of apparent free RAM isn't the problem. There are several GB used for buffers/cache, so they count as free. As soon as the kernel needs more than those 166MB, that memory being used for cache will be discarded and used. I agree with all the others blaming Gnome3. I personally don't like Gnome3 and I either use XFCE on my company-mandated laptop or Cinnamon on my personal laptop.
Mauro https://www.maurosouza.com - registered Linux User: 294521 Scripture is both history, and a love letter from God. Em ter., 8 de jun. de 2021 às 11:13, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk < talk@gtalug.org> escreveu: > | From: Chris Aitken via talk <talk@gtalug.org> > > | owner@owner-HP-Compaq-8000-Elite-CMT-PC:~$ free -h > > Which model of HP-Compaq-8000-Elite computer is this? > What's the processor? > Do you have a video card? > > The GPU built into old Intel processors is not really great for gnome. > > My superstitious understanding is: > - gnome's compositor uses 3d graphics primitives. > - the i915(?) video driver emulates them in software. > - the result is quite sluggish > I'm not sure of this -- I haven't needed to know. > > All this is needlessly wasteful. If you don't need gnome, consider > running a different desktop. Unfortunately, KDE is no better. > > A new video card could solve this, but they are unreasonably expensive > these days, especially when you are upgradding an old machine. > --- > Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org > Unsubscribe from this mailing list > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >
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