05-25-2020, 08:38 AM
(05-14-2020, 05:42 PM)Vasant Wrote: Linux desktop is not really usable with 4GB memory. Linux desktop is actually quite efficient as long as we are using native applications. Unfortunately the Linux application ecosystem is very limited forcing us to use browser based applications. Each page now a days is about 200MB along with lots of JavaScript which can bring ARM cpu's to a crawl. Just increasing memory will not fix the problem.
Chromebooks have mitigated this problem by providing ability to run Android applications. Hopefully Pine64 will provide a decent Android build. Android works much better on ARM platform.
What exactly do you need to run on your computer that 4 GB is not enough? Granted, in the ARM world, the ecosystem is a bit more limited, but still basic productivity apps are available, and often, if you are not afraid of the terminal, some very light weight alternative to gui apps. I certainly grant that many web sites can eat space, but there are ways to mitigate that.
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Bill