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Re: Which flavour for a 2GB RAM laptop?

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On 3/4/22 02:47, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> One of my memory slot has died, 


I would retire that computer.


> so I am running a Thinkpad 


What model/ part number is the Thinkpad?

What make/ model/ part number is the processor?

What make/ model/ part number are the hard disk(s) and/or solid state 
drives?


> with 2GB ram only. 


What make/ model/ part number are the memory module(s)?


> I have been told that, even if I put a 4GB ram module in, it won't 
> be as fast as 2x2GB ram (true? Stop me here if I am wrong). 


If the motherboard, chipset, CPU, GPU, etc., support multiple memory 
channels ("dual channel" is common) and you install the correct memory 
modules (e.g. "matched pair"), connected hardware will be able to access 
memory banks in parallel and the computer will perform better (less 
latency, more throughput) .  You want that; the effect is noticeable.


> Never mind put an 8GB stick; it might not even work.


The technical manual for your computer should tell you what memory 
modules are supported.  As another reader suggested, you might want to 
"max it out" by installing the biggest, fastest supported memory modules 
in every available memory slot.


> At the moment I'm running a heavily hacked LMDE4 (Buster) with a lot of 
> Mint customisations off. What flavour of Debian should I replace my 
> LMDE4 with? And does it make any difference? My memory hogs are Chromium 
> and Firefox, the rest is ok.


I recommend the network install image of Debian Stable:

https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/

debian-11.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso


Be sure to download a checksum file (e.g. SHA256SUMS) and verify the 
checksum of the ISO file after downloading.  If you want to be extra 
careful, download the checksum signature file (e.g. SHA256SUMS.sign) and 
verify the signature.


Burn the ISO to a fast USB flash drive.  Verify the checksum of the 
burned image before booting (one booted, the Debian installer may write 
to the USB flash drive and the checksum will no longer match).


If you select "Install" at the Debian Installer main menu, you should be 
able to choose among various desktop environments (I run Xfce).  If you 
select "expert", you should have even more control.  It is also possible 
to install additional login managers, window managers, desktop 
environments, etc., at a later time.


David

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Which flavour for a 2GB RAM laptop? Ottavio Caruso <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> - 2022-03-04 12:00 +0100
  Re: Which flavour for a 2GB RAM laptop? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-03-04 15:50 +0100
  Re: Which flavour for a 2GB RAM laptop? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-03-05 02:00 +0100
    Re: Which flavour for a 2GB RAM laptop? Ottavio Caruso <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> - 2022-03-05 11:20 +0100
      Re: Which flavour for a 2GB RAM laptop? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-03-05 16:30 +0100
      Re: Which flavour for a 2GB RAM laptop? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-03-07 04:30 +0100
  Re: Which flavour for a 2GB RAM laptop? 황병희 <soyeomul@doraji.xyz> - 2022-03-07 08:10 +0100
    Re: Which flavour for a 2GB RAM laptop? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2022-03-07 18:40 +0100

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