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Re: Memory use (was: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian)

From Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Memory use (was: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian)
Date 2023-03-21 03:30 +0100
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On 21/3/23 10:02, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>
> So, maybe there's a "good" reason why Apple still configures their
> cheapest laptop with only 8GB of RAM: for "normal" work it's still
> perfectly sufficient, despite all the best efforts of web site designers
> out there.
> [ But I would recommend against buying a desktop/laptop with 8GB now
>    unless you can easily expand it later.  ]
>
>
>          Stefan
>
On a tangent, I've just set up a Debian 11 Linode LEMP server with 1GB 
RAM and 10GB Disk.

It's not in the least troubled by the limited memory. Also there is no 
swap in the default image - which seem sensible as it's on a SSD and you 
don't want to be exercising a SSD with lots of swaps

df
Filesystem     1K-blocks    Used Available Use% Mounted on
udev              482172       0    482172   0% /dev
tmpfs             100004     452     99552   1% /run
/dev/sda        25207476 2287196  21619456  10% /
tmpfs             500016       0    500016   0% /dev/shm
tmpfs               5120       0      5120   0% /run/lock
tmpfs             100000       0    100000   0% /run/user/0

-- 
Jeremy
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good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Lionel Élie Mamane <lionel@mamane.lu> - 2023-03-21 00:20 +0100
  Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-03-21 00:30 +0100
    Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Lionel Élie Mamane <lionel@mamane.lu> - 2023-03-21 01:40 +0100
      Memory use (was: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-03-21 03:10 +0100
        Re: Memory use (was: good freedom-respecting computer for running  Debian) Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2023-03-21 03:30 +0100
        Re: Memory use (was: good freedom-respecting computer for running  Debian) Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2023-03-21 03:30 +0100
  Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-03-21 02:40 +0100
    Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Timothy M Butterworth <timothy.m.butterworth@gmail.com> - 2023-03-21 03:00 +0100
      Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Ramces Tampo-og Red <lists-16494@citadel.tokyo> - 2023-03-21 07:20 +0100
    Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Lionel Élie Mamane <lionel@mamane.lu> - 2023-03-21 09:10 +0100
      Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-03-21 14:40 +0100
  Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2023-03-21 10:20 +0100
    Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian "der.hans" <deb-user@LuftHans.com> - 2023-03-22 21:10 +0100
  Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2023-03-22 11:20 +0100
    Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Lionel Élie Mamane <lionel@mamane.lu> - 2023-03-22 20:10 +0100
      Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2023-03-22 20:40 +0100
      Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2023-03-23 00:10 +0100
        Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-03-23 05:10 +0100
          Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian David <curmudgeon@telaman.net.au> - 2023-03-23 05:40 +0100
        Re: good freedom-respecting computer for running Debian Lionel Élie Mamane <lionel@mamane.lu> - 2023-03-23 11:40 +0100

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