mx 23 heavy on ram usage

[siamhie]

As @wdscharff mentioned, the 6.0 kernels are about 100MB heavier than the 5.0 series. Install the antiX 5.10 kernel from the popular apps tab in MXPI (MX Package Manager) and see the difference.

[wdscharff]

As @wdscharff mentioned, the 6.0 kernels are about 100MB heavier than the 5.0 series. Install the antiX 5.10 kernel from the popular apps tab in MXPI (MX Package Manager) and see the difference.

No, it doesn't do anything for me. see for myself compared to the latest xanmod/liquorix kernel.
and worst of all, i wanted to do my usual speed test, so create snapshot.
The Antix kernel crashed on me every time, I had to mechanically shut down the PC. At first I thought it was a problem because I always have MOC running in the background and I like to play freecell while taking snapshots (only takes 4 minutes with xz), but it was not. then i try three times without any other programm ... crashed! And no, I'm not troubleshooting, I'm quite happy with the xanmod (and sometimes liquorix) kernel!

antix

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xanmod

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liquorix

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[dotw]

Which tool atre you using to check memory usage ?

i was using htop in both of the OSes

[Arnox]

Just to make sure that we have the right numbers here, post screenshots of htop from both Mint and MX after fresh boots.

[dotw]

Just to make sure that we have the right numbers here, post screenshots of htop from both Mint and MX after fresh boots.

after following the instructions and consequently disabling some services on startup, i was able to bring down the ram usage to 580mb from 650+

[MadMax]

100 MB more or less won't make a noticable difference if you have 8 GB of RAM, just saying. The CPU has 2 cores/4 threads with a max. frequency of 3.4 GHz. It should suffice for a fluent system, too. What exactly do you mean with "stutters"? Graphical or audio stutter or mouse lag? In case of audio you want to install rtkit.

PS: I'm running on a 2011 4x3.0 GHz APU with integrated graphics just fine :D Using 16 GB RAM, though, but 8 was fine before I upgraded, too. Only when I venture into 1080p60 or 4k video playback, my machine gets pushed to its limits.

[manyroads]

[sarcasm] These discussions always remind me of the old medieval theocratic debates regarding how many angels are able to stand on the head of a pin... [/sarcasm]