Definetly the newer kernels (non-officials) use a lot less ram memory than older one. But the problem comes with WiFi network card.
In my case, I am not able to switch to kernel 4.8.6 because I loss WiFi conectivity (BCM4312 like any Dell laptop), I need to be stick to kernel 4.4.0 for now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1572801 Title: Ubuntu 16.04 Unity desktop uses much more ram than Ubuntu 15.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1572801/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
