tumbling4986@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoUbuntu stopped being the lightweight Linux distro, and Linux Mint filled the gap it left behindwww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1446arrow-down198
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minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoAny semi-recent desktop or laptop has no need of a lightweight Linux. That’s for embedded solutions, rPis, and other resource constrained systems. Having said that, in 2026 and going forward, we may have need of lightweight desktop distributions again. 64GB storage, 4GB RAM style.
minus-squareNewNewAugustEast@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days ago3gb ram is plenty for current KDE. A browser has become the biggest enemy of resources these days.
Any semi-recent desktop or laptop has no need of a lightweight Linux. That’s for embedded solutions, rPis, and other resource constrained systems.
Having said that, in 2026 and going forward, we may have need of lightweight desktop distributions again. 64GB storage, 4GB RAM style.
3gb ram is plenty for current KDE. A browser has become the biggest enemy of resources these days.