I'm using Gnome Ubuntu 17.04 (kernel 4.10.0-20-generic, 6GB of total RAM) and have the same problem. System boots with 1.2GB and soon reaches 50% of used RAM, with 2 or 3 firefox tabs open. I've tested Ubuntu Mate 16.10 and although the initial RAM was lower than Gnome, it was still a little high for Mate (around 800MB). Kubuntu was worst for me, with a very sluggish system just with a open browser.
I also use Linux Mint with Cinnamon desktop, and after booting with lots of programs (dropbox, redshift, conky and some custom scripts), the system barely touches 800MB. I have to open firefox, atom, and a windows 7 virtual machine to pass 50% of RAM use. -- 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/unity/+bug/1572801/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
