Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC?

From	Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.linux, alt.os.linux, alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject	Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC?
Date	2021-09-02 11:48 -0700
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Mike Easter wrote:
> If I wanted a modern Deb, I would choose a Sparky + a WM like OpenBox.

I dl/ed the Sparky minimal GUI which is OpenBox; it runs *MUCH* better 
on the old 2G hardware; free -m to the desktop is only 241 instead of 
the various high numbers seen w/ the KDE.  The Deb KDE is NOT lean like 
KDE Neon's is.

I believe you would have to tweak the system and graphics so that you 
minimize the load on the graphics and ram to be able to run a 'frisky' 
live on just 2G.  Sparky has an option in boot to run in ram which it 
can do even w/ just 2G ram, but somehow Deb KDE uses all that ram up 
doing 'something' w/ it.  I don't have experience w/ leaning down the 
running processes.  Theoretically one should be able to make a Debian 
KDE leaner than a Ubuntu KDE, but I don't know how to do that.

-- 
Mike Easter

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Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2021-08-30 18:21 -0500
  Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2021-08-30 16:35 -0700
    Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2021-09-01 15:09 -0700
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      OT Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? jrg <jeff.g.group@att.net> - 2021-09-02 10:11 -0700
      Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2021-09-02 10:50 -0700
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