@NovaXCode: Linux Distros & Their Idle RAM Usage (Low to High) π§ ββ’ ποΈ Alpine Linux β 40 MB β’ πΆ Puppy Linux β 120 MB β’ πͺΆ AntiX β¦

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Linux Distros & Their Idle RAM Usage (Low to High) π§
ββ’ ποΈ Alpine Linux β 40 MB
β’ πΆ Puppy Linux β 120 MB
β’ πͺΆ AntiX Linux β 180 MB
β’ πΉ Arch Linux β 200 MB
β’ πͺΆ Lubuntu β 350 MB
β’ π Xubuntu β 500 MB
β’ π Debian β 520 MB
β’ πΏ Linux Mint β 580 MB
β’ π Zorin OS Lite β 650 MB
β’ ποΈ Manjaro β 780 MB
β’ β΅ Pop!_OS β 900 MB
β’ π Zorin OS Core β 1.0 GB
β’ π© Fedora β 1.1 GB
β’ π Ubuntu β 1.2 GB
β’ π¦ openSUSE β 1.3 GB
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Replies (21)

Srijan Krishan @SrijanKrishan
windows -> 50 % of all what u have

Adnaan @adnaannasir_
ram usage wars never end in linux

Taposi AI @TaposiCorner
Very helpful

Dark Coder @dark_coderz
Thanks for sharing

Pallavi @Pallavi_345
Great share

Jerry @Jerry_codes
I use arch btw

Piyush @piyush784066
Good share

Alen Song @choehau_ara
Debian besss

Nakul @wtf_nakul7
that's crazy

Sahitya @just_sahitya_
Good share

Sara @SaraDiscovers
Great share

πΌπ‘ππ @Alex1here
Informative

Nobita @NobitaXdev
Great sharing

Saloni @saloniiio
Helpful !

Anupam Haldkar ο£Ώ @AnupamHaldkar
Idle RAM is a snapshot, Alpine/Puppy stay lean after a browser tab
Ubuntu/Fedora jump once GNOME/KDE and background services load.

Priy @alwayspriyesh
Great

Mr Shivam @Shivam25mishra
Crazy

Samay @Samaytwt
Bro studied every major AI lab. Then built Perplexity.
Now, almost no one is talking about Perplexity anymore.
Perplexityβs downfall needs to be studied π

kritika @vibeonX69
What matters most in a developer laptop?
Battery
RAM
CPU
Display

Mohit @codewith55
AI Power
What matters most in the AI race?
A. Model intelligence
B. Compute
C. Data
D. Talent
E. Distribution

Prashant @PrashantByte09
What would you rather have?
-10x skills
-10x salary
-10x network
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