[ale] memory requirements

[DJ-Pfulio]

2GB isn't enough for modern systems.  I had lockups with 2G of RAM and 2G swap.
 Had to double swap to 4G to prevent memory suckage.  Plus, I wasn't running
**any** DE, just openbox.

For servers, 2G is vast overkill for all but the heaviest software .... or
running Java. Java always needs 16G of RAM - ALWAYS!

If you are looking at a chromebox/chromebook to use as a normal desktop, get a
4G RAM model and avoid last year's Celeron-N/Atom CPUs.  The 3015 or 5015 CPUs
are nice.  If the plan is to run a small, home, server for photos, media
playback, or Plex, then 512G is plenty.  Extra RAM will be used for disk buffers
- which isn't a bad thing.

If you do Linux virtualization, 2G isn't enough to begin.  4G is enough for 2
small server VMs that will run well and the hostOS won't suck too.

This assumes a reasonably modern CPU with 3000K passmarks or more.  That's
pretty easy to get in a chromebook for $330.

So ... for what purpose is the machine?


On 03/25/2016 05:27 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> For most current, full-sized (gnome or kde) desktop installs, that's a minimum
> working limit. Think browser with multiple tabs, email client and LibreOffice
> all at once.
> 
> For better performance, use a lighter-weight desktop like lxde.
> 
> For a simple webserver with all static pages, 2G is plenty. Ditto for a simple
> file server, NFS or CIFS.
> 
> On March 25, 2016 5:11:29 PM EDT, John Caruso <misrerenobis at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>     Is 2GB enough?
> 
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