@NovaXCode: Linux Distros & Their Idle RAM Usage (Low to High) 🐧 ​‒ πŸ”οΈ Alpine Linux β†’ 40 MB β€’ 🐢 Puppy Linux β†’ 120 MB β€’ πŸͺΆ AntiX …

x.com Β· 2026-08-28 Β· by Long Nguyen Β·xcom
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@NovaXCode
Linux Distros & Their Idle RAM Usage (Low to High) 🐧 ​‒ πŸ”οΈ Alpine Linux β†’ 40 MB β€’ 🐢 Puppy Linux β†’ 120 MB β€’ πŸͺΆ AntiX Linux β†’ 180 MB β€’ 🏹 Arch Linux β†’ 200 MB β€’ πŸͺΆ Lubuntu β†’ 350 MB β€’ 🐭 Xubuntu β†’ 500 MB β€’ πŸŒ€ Debian β†’ 520 MB β€’ 🌿 Linux Mint β†’ 580 MB β€’ πŸ’  Zorin OS Lite β†’ 650 MB β€’ πŸ•ŠοΈ Manjaro β†’ 780 MB β€’ β›΅ Pop!_OS β†’ 900 MB β€’ πŸ’  Zorin OS Core β†’ 1.0 GB β€’ 🎩 Fedora β†’ 1.1 GB β€’ 🟠 Ubuntu β†’ 1.2 GB β€’ 🦎 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
π˜Όπ™‘π™šπ™­ @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. Perplexity’s downfall needs to be studied 😭
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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