Search and destroy mission to trim unnecessary fat in the system

Durhammer · 2025-02-02 22:23

I'm into finding out just what my system does and doesn't need and getting rid of the stuff that it and I don't need.

I try to use lighter-weight apps when I can. I use lxterminal instead of konsole, for example. I have two lxterminal sessions up, and according to ps_mem, they take up 23.6 MB of RAM. At the same time, I have ONE konsole terminal up, and it alone is taking up 44.7 MB.

So looking at the ps_mem output, I start wondering about certain items. One that caught my attention was "baloorunner", which uses about 25 MB RAM. First, I'm not even sure of what its benefit to me is, but second, it *appears* to be dead weight anyway -- balooctl status says Baloo is currently disabled! So why is it there taking up RAM in the first place?

Same thing for Dolphin, which is an okay file manager, but it's showing up taking up ~57 MB, and I'm not really even using it! What's it doing??? (Oh -- so maybe it's there because it's pinned to the system tray/panel? Maybe I can replace it with an ultra-light one I use -- Xfe. Yes?)

So how do I get rid of baloorunner for good, and are there any other less-than-useful items that can be trimmed?

I'm really liking Q4OS (my previous distro experiences have mostly been MX), I just want to make it consume fewer resources.

q4osteam · 2025-02-02 22:28

Please post more info about your system, see https://www.q4os.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3502

crosscourt · 2025-02-02 22:30

Im just curious, how much ram do you have in your system and what are your hardware system specs? Trying to run lean is admirable but most systems today have 8gb or more of ram and are running pretty decent cpus. I just picked up a Dell Latitude e5450 laptop for $40 with 16gb ofd ram, i5 2.5ghz cpu and a 256gb ssd. The system is close to 10 years old and can run pretty much anything. I run the KDE version of Q4OS really well.

Durhammer · 2025-02-02 23:04

q4osteam wrote:

Please post more info about your system, see https://www.q4os.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3502

Sure, but which are the most needed for this issue? BTW, I'm coming from an MX Linux background, where we are expected to use and provide a "Quick System Info" view of both hardware and software, maybe similar to the inxi command shown, but they provide a wrapper "app" that puts it all into an HTML code block in your clipboard, which you then paste into the forum, where it shows up in a scrollable box. Might be a useful thing to borrow, no?

- Installation media image file, or a method, you have used for system installation.

MX Linux - create "Live USB" installer with iso file (it's only "live for MX" isos, though)

- Desktop environment (Plasma, Trinity, ... other).

Right now, KDE Plasma Wayland

- Desktop software profile applied, using the Desktop profiler tool (Full, Basic, Pure, Custom).

Full

- A brief description and steps to reproduce the issue.

Ummmm.... run sudo ps_mem ???

- Screenshots, if possible.

Not a screen shot, but output of ps_mem, if you want (down below).

And yes, @crosscourt, I have a decent system with 8 GB RAM. But should I be trying to fill it all up? ;-)

jim@q4os-desktop:~$ sudo ps_mem
Private + Shared = RAM used Program

148.0 KiB + 24.5 KiB = 172.5 KiB fusermount3
212.0 KiB + 11.5 KiB = 223.5 KiB p11-kit-server
244.0 KiB + 53.5 KiB = 297.5 KiB acpi_fakekeyd
304.0 KiB + 23.5 KiB = 327.5 KiB acpid
252.0 KiB + 257.0 KiB = 509.0 KiB cat (2)
472.0 KiB + 60.5 KiB = 532.5 KiB irqbalance
388.0 KiB + 154.5 KiB = 542.5 KiB xsettingsd
664.0 KiB + 30.5 KiB = 694.5 KiB ksysguardd
572.0 KiB + 156.5 KiB = 728.5 KiB rpcbind
652.0 KiB + 138.5 KiB = 790.5 KiB dconf-service
548.0 KiB + 420.5 KiB = 968.5 KiB bwrap (5)
528.0 KiB + 582.0 KiB = 1.1 MiB avahi-daemon (2)
952.0 KiB + 394.5 KiB = 1.3 MiB dbus
1.1 MiB + 310.5 KiB = 1.4 MiB gsettings-helper
1.1 MiB + 619.5 KiB = 1.7 MiB systemd-timesyncd
844.0 KiB + 870.0 KiB = 1.7 MiB sudo (2)
1.2 MiB + 526.5 KiB = 1.7 MiB ssh-agent
1.5 MiB + 210.5 KiB = 1.7 MiB obexd
1.5 MiB + 574.5 KiB = 2.1 MiB systemd-journald
968.0 KiB + 1.2 MiB = 2.2 MiB chrome_crashpad_handler (2)
1.9 MiB + 223.5 KiB = 2.2 MiB bluetoothd
1.5 MiB + 708.5 KiB = 2.2 MiB systemd-logind
2.6 MiB + 163.5 KiB = 2.8 MiB agent
2.7 MiB + 141.5 KiB = 2.9 MiB xdg-dbus-proxy
2.5 MiB + 509.5 KiB = 3.0 MiB cupsd
2.8 MiB + 193.5 KiB = 3.0 MiB flatpak-session-helper
2.3 MiB + 787.5 KiB = 3.1 MiB sddm-helper
3.0 MiB + 178.5 KiB = 3.2 MiB accounts-daemon
3.4 MiB + 203.5 KiB = 3.6 MiB gvfsd
3.7 MiB + 100.5 KiB = 3.8 MiB systemd-udevd
3.8 MiB + 241.5 KiB = 4.0 MiB polkitd
3.7 MiB + 555.5 KiB = 4.2 MiB thermald
3.6 MiB + 710.5 KiB = 4.3 MiB kwin_wayland_wrapper
3.1 MiB + 1.2 MiB = 4.3 MiB bash (2)
4.3 MiB + 140.5 KiB = 4.4 MiB ananicy-cpp
3.9 MiB + 685.5 KiB = 4.6 MiB sddm
4.1 MiB + 658.5 KiB = 4.7 MiB dbus-daemon (3)
4.9 MiB + 163.5 KiB = 5.0 MiB xdg-permission-store
4.9 MiB + 198.5 KiB = 5.1 MiB at-spi-bus-launcher
5.2 MiB + 163.5 KiB = 5.4 MiB xdg-document-portal
5.3 MiB + 221.5 KiB = 5.6 MiB upowerd
5.2 MiB + 707.5 KiB = 5.9 MiB xdg-desktop-portal
5.3 MiB + 681.5 KiB = 5.9 MiB wpa_supplicant
5.0 MiB + 1.0 MiB = 6.1 MiB flatpak-portal
5.2 MiB + 1.3 MiB = 6.5 MiB xembedsniproxy
6.0 MiB + 710.5 KiB = 6.7 MiB cups-browsed
5.3 MiB + 1.4 MiB = 6.7 MiB gmenudbusmenuproxy
6.9 MiB + 62.5 KiB = 7.0 MiB p11-kit-remote
6.2 MiB + 3.1 MiB = 9.2 MiB org_kde_powerdevil
6.9 MiB + 2.5 MiB = 9.3 MiB startplasma-wayland
7.9 MiB + 2.1 MiB = 10.0 MiB xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
7.5 MiB + 2.6 MiB = 10.2 MiB kactivitymanagerd
8.6 MiB + 1.7 MiB = 10.3 MiB dunst
11.2 MiB + 370.5 KiB = 11.5 MiB udisksd
6.5 MiB + 5.5 MiB = 12.0 MiB systemd (3)
11.3 MiB + 1.0 MiB = 12.3 MiB NetworkManager
13.4 MiB + 2.0 MiB = 15.4 MiB unattended-upgr
14.4 MiB + 9.9 MiB = 24.3 MiB lxterminal
19.2 MiB + 5.7 MiB = 25.0 MiB baloorunner
24.4 MiB + 1.8 MiB = 26.1 MiB pulseaudio
22.7 MiB + 3.7 MiB = 26.4 MiB udiskie
20.7 MiB + 6.4 MiB = 27.1 MiB kaccess
21.6 MiB + 5.6 MiB = 27.2 MiB polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1
23.3 MiB + 6.7 MiB = 29.9 MiB ksmserver
23.6 MiB + 6.8 MiB = 30.5 MiB xdg-desktop-portal-kde
32.9 MiB + 4.7 MiB = 37.5 MiB Xorg
33.5 MiB + 8.5 MiB = 42.0 MiB DiscoverNotifier
39.4 MiB + 5.0 MiB = 44.4 MiB Xwayland
40.6 MiB + 10.1 MiB = 50.7 MiB kded5
43.0 MiB + 19.0 MiB = 62.0 MiB dolphin
100.1 MiB + 27.3 MiB = 127.4 MiB kwin_wayland
170.0 MiB + 19.9 MiB = 189.9 MiB plasmashell
550.0 MiB + 82.1 MiB = 632.1 MiB thunderbird-bin (2)
974.3 MiB + 243.8 MiB = 1.2 GiB brave (20)
---------------------------------
2.8 GiB
=================================
jim@q4os-desktop:~$ sudo ps_mem
Private + Shared = RAM used Program

148.0 KiB + 24.5 KiB = 172.5 KiB fusermount3
212.0 KiB + 11.5 KiB = 223.5 KiB p11-kit-server
244.0 KiB + 53.5 KiB = 297.5 KiB acpi_fakekeyd
304.0 KiB + 23.5 KiB = 327.5 KiB acpid
252.0 KiB + 257.0 KiB = 509.0 KiB cat (2)
472.0 KiB + 60.5 KiB = 532.5 KiB irqbalance
388.0 KiB + 154.5 KiB = 542.5 KiB xsettingsd
664.0 KiB + 30.5 KiB = 694.5 KiB ksysguardd
572.0 KiB + 156.5 KiB = 728.5 KiB rpcbind
652.0 KiB + 138.5 KiB = 790.5 KiB dconf-service
548.0 KiB + 420.5 KiB = 968.5 KiB bwrap (5)
528.0 KiB + 582.0 KiB = 1.1 MiB avahi-daemon (2)
952.0 KiB + 394.5 KiB = 1.3 MiB dbus
1.1 MiB + 310.5 KiB = 1.4 MiB gsettings-helper
1.1 MiB + 619.5 KiB = 1.7 MiB systemd-timesyncd
844.0 KiB + 870.0 KiB = 1.7 MiB sudo (2)
1.2 MiB + 526.5 KiB = 1.7 MiB ssh-agent
1.5 MiB + 210.5 KiB = 1.7 MiB obexd
1.5 MiB + 574.5 KiB = 2.1 MiB systemd-journald
968.0 KiB + 1.2 MiB = 2.2 MiB chrome_crashpad_handler (2)
1.9 MiB + 223.5 KiB = 2.2 MiB bluetoothd
1.5 MiB + 708.5 KiB = 2.2 MiB systemd-logind
2.6 MiB + 163.5 KiB = 2.8 MiB agent
2.7 MiB + 141.5 KiB = 2.9 MiB xdg-dbus-proxy
2.5 MiB + 509.5 KiB = 3.0 MiB cupsd
2.8 MiB + 193.5 KiB = 3.0 MiB flatpak-session-helper
2.3 MiB + 787.5 KiB = 3.1 MiB sddm-helper
3.0 MiB + 178.5 KiB = 3.2 MiB accounts-daemon
3.4 MiB + 203.5 KiB = 3.6 MiB gvfsd
3.7 MiB + 100.5 KiB = 3.8 MiB systemd-udevd
3.8 MiB + 241.5 KiB = 4.0 MiB polkitd
3.7 MiB + 555.5 KiB = 4.2 MiB thermald
3.6 MiB + 710.5 KiB = 4.3 MiB kwin_wayland_wrapper
3.1 MiB + 1.2 MiB = 4.3 MiB bash (2)
4.3 MiB + 140.5 KiB = 4.4 MiB ananicy-cpp
3.9 MiB + 685.5 KiB = 4.6 MiB sddm
4.1 MiB + 658.5 KiB = 4.7 MiB dbus-daemon (3)
4.9 MiB + 163.5 KiB = 5.0 MiB xdg-permission-store
4.9 MiB + 198.5 KiB = 5.1 MiB at-spi-bus-launcher
5.2 MiB + 163.5 KiB = 5.4 MiB xdg-document-portal
5.3 MiB + 221.5 KiB = 5.6 MiB upowerd
5.2 MiB + 707.5 KiB = 5.9 MiB xdg-desktop-portal
5.3 MiB + 681.5 KiB = 5.9 MiB wpa_supplicant
5.0 MiB + 1.0 MiB = 6.1 MiB flatpak-portal
5.2 MiB + 1.3 MiB = 6.5 MiB xembedsniproxy
6.0 MiB + 710.5 KiB = 6.7 MiB cups-browsed
5.3 MiB + 1.4 MiB = 6.7 MiB gmenudbusmenuproxy
6.9 MiB + 62.5 KiB = 7.0 MiB p11-kit-remote
6.2 MiB + 3.1 MiB = 9.2 MiB org_kde_powerdevil
6.9 MiB + 2.5 MiB = 9.3 MiB startplasma-wayland
7.9 MiB + 2.1 MiB = 10.0 MiB xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
7.5 MiB + 2.6 MiB = 10.2 MiB kactivitymanagerd
8.6 MiB + 1.7 MiB = 10.3 MiB dunst
11.2 MiB + 370.5 KiB = 11.5 MiB udisksd
6.5 MiB + 5.5 MiB = 12.0 MiB systemd (3)
11.3 MiB + 1.0 MiB = 12.3 MiB NetworkManager
13.4 MiB + 2.0 MiB = 15.4 MiB unattended-upgr
14.4 MiB + 9.9 MiB = 24.3 MiB lxterminal
19.2 MiB + 5.7 MiB = 25.0 MiB baloorunner
24.4 MiB + 1.8 MiB = 26.1 MiB pulseaudio
22.7 MiB + 3.7 MiB = 26.4 MiB udiskie
20.7 MiB + 6.4 MiB = 27.1 MiB kaccess
21.6 MiB + 5.6 MiB = 27.2 MiB polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1
23.3 MiB + 6.7 MiB = 29.9 MiB ksmserver
23.6 MiB + 6.8 MiB = 30.5 MiB xdg-desktop-portal-kde
32.9 MiB + 4.7 MiB = 37.5 MiB Xorg
33.5 MiB + 8.5 MiB = 42.0 MiB DiscoverNotifier
39.4 MiB + 5.0 MiB = 44.4 MiB Xwayland
40.6 MiB + 10.1 MiB = 50.7 MiB kded5
43.0 MiB + 19.0 MiB = 62.0 MiB dolphin
100.1 MiB + 27.3 MiB = 127.4 MiB kwin_wayland
170.0 MiB + 19.9 MiB = 189.9 MiB plasmashell
550.0 MiB + 82.1 MiB = 632.1 MiB thunderbird-bin (2)
974.3 MiB + 243.8 MiB = 1.2 GiB brave (20)
---------------------------------
2.8 GiB
=================================

jim@q4os-desktop:~$ sudo ps_mem
Private + Shared = RAM used Program

148.0 KiB + 24.5 KiB = 172.5 KiB fusermount3
212.0 KiB + 11.5 KiB = 223.5 KiB p11-kit-server
244.0 KiB + 53.5 KiB = 297.5 KiB acpi_fakekeyd
304.0 KiB + 23.5 KiB = 327.5 KiB acpid
252.0 KiB + 257.0 KiB = 509.0 KiB cat (2)
472.0 KiB + 60.5 KiB = 532.5 KiB irqbalance
388.0 KiB + 154.5 KiB = 542.5 KiB xsettingsd
664.0 KiB + 30.5 KiB = 694.5 KiB ksysguardd
572.0 KiB + 156.5 KiB = 728.5 KiB rpcbind
652.0 KiB + 138.5 KiB = 790.5 KiB dconf-service
548.0 KiB + 420.5 KiB = 968.5 KiB bwrap (5)
528.0 KiB + 582.0 KiB = 1.1 MiB avahi-daemon (2)
952.0 KiB + 394.5 KiB = 1.3 MiB dbus
1.1 MiB + 310.5 KiB = 1.4 MiB gsettings-helper
1.1 MiB + 619.5 KiB = 1.7 MiB systemd-timesyncd
844.0 KiB + 870.0 KiB = 1.7 MiB sudo (2)
1.2 MiB + 526.5 KiB = 1.7 MiB ssh-agent
1.5 MiB + 210.5 KiB = 1.7 MiB obexd
1.5 MiB + 574.5 KiB = 2.1 MiB systemd-journald
968.0 KiB + 1.2 MiB = 2.2 MiB chrome_crashpad_handler (2)
1.9 MiB + 223.5 KiB = 2.2 MiB bluetoothd
1.5 MiB + 708.5 KiB = 2.2 MiB systemd-logind
2.6 MiB + 163.5 KiB = 2.8 MiB agent
2.7 MiB + 141.5 KiB = 2.9 MiB xdg-dbus-proxy
2.5 MiB + 509.5 KiB = 3.0 MiB cupsd
2.8 MiB + 193.5 KiB = 3.0 MiB flatpak-session-helper
2.3 MiB + 787.5 KiB = 3.1 MiB sddm-helper
3.0 MiB + 178.5 KiB = 3.2 MiB accounts-daemon
3.4 MiB + 203.5 KiB = 3.6 MiB gvfsd
3.7 MiB + 100.5 KiB = 3.8 MiB systemd-udevd
3.8 MiB + 241.5 KiB = 4.0 MiB polkitd
3.7 MiB + 555.5 KiB = 4.2 MiB thermald
3.6 MiB + 710.5 KiB = 4.3 MiB kwin_wayland_wrapper
3.1 MiB + 1.2 MiB = 4.3 MiB bash (2)
4.3 MiB + 140.5 KiB = 4.4 MiB ananicy-cpp
3.9 MiB + 685.5 KiB = 4.6 MiB sddm
4.1 MiB + 658.5 KiB = 4.7 MiB dbus-daemon (3)
4.9 MiB + 163.5 KiB = 5.0 MiB xdg-permission-store
4.9 MiB + 198.5 KiB = 5.1 MiB at-spi-bus-launcher
5.2 MiB + 163.5 KiB = 5.4 MiB xdg-document-portal
5.3 MiB + 221.5 KiB = 5.6 MiB upowerd
5.2 MiB + 707.5 KiB = 5.9 MiB xdg-desktop-portal
5.3 MiB + 681.5 KiB = 5.9 MiB wpa_supplicant
5.0 MiB + 1.0 MiB = 6.1 MiB flatpak-portal
5.2 MiB + 1.3 MiB = 6.5 MiB xembedsniproxy
6.0 MiB + 710.5 KiB = 6.7 MiB cups-browsed
5.3 MiB + 1.4 MiB = 6.7 MiB gmenudbusmenuproxy
6.9 MiB + 62.5 KiB = 7.0 MiB p11-kit-remote
6.2 MiB + 3.1 MiB = 9.2 MiB org_kde_powerdeviljim@q4os-desktop:~$ sudo ps_mem
Private + Shared = RAM used Program

148.0 KiB + 24.5 KiB = 172.5 KiB fusermount3
212.0 KiB + 11.5 KiB = 223.5 KiB p11-kit-server
244.0 KiB + 53.5 KiB = 297.5 KiB acpi_fakekeyd
304.0 KiB + 23.5 KiB = 327.5 KiB acpid
252.0 KiB + 257.0 KiB = 509.0 KiB cat (2)
472.0 KiB + 60.5 KiB = 532.5 KiB irqbalance
388.0 KiB + 154.5 KiB = 542.5 KiB xsettingsd
664.0 KiB + 30.5 KiB = 694.5 KiB ksysguardd
572.0 KiB + 156.5 KiB = 728.5 KiB rpcbind
652.0 KiB + 138.5 KiB = 790.5 KiB dconf-service
548.0 KiB + 420.5 KiB = 968.5 KiB bwrap (5)
528.0 KiB + 582.0 KiB = 1.1 MiB avahi-daemon (2)
952.0 KiB + 394.5 KiB = 1.3 MiB dbus
1.1 MiB + 310.5 KiB = 1.4 MiB gsettings-helper
1.1 MiB + 619.5 KiB = 1.7 MiB systemd-timesyncd
844.0 KiB + 870.0 KiB = 1.7 MiB sudo (2)
1.2 MiB + 526.5 KiB = 1.7 MiB ssh-agent
1.5 MiB + 210.5 KiB = 1.7 MiB obexd
1.5 MiB + 574.5 KiB = 2.1 MiB systemd-journald
968.0 KiB + 1.2 MiB = 2.2 MiB chrome_crashpad_handler (2)
1.9 MiB + 223.5 KiB = 2.2 MiB bluetoothd
1.5 MiB + 708.5 KiB = 2.2 MiB systemd-logind
2.6 MiB + 163.5 KiB = 2.8 MiB agent
2.7 MiB + 141.5 KiB = 2.9 MiB xdg-dbus-proxy
2.5 MiB + 509.5 KiB = 3.0 MiB cupsd
2.8 MiB + 193.5 KiB = 3.0 MiB flatpak-session-helper
2.3 MiB + 787.5 KiB = 3.1 MiB sddm-helper
3.0 MiB + 178.5 KiB = 3.2 MiB accounts-daemon
3.4 MiB + 203.5 KiB = 3.6 MiB gvfsd
3.7 MiB + 100.5 KiB = 3.8 MiB systemd-udevd
3.8 MiB + 241.5 KiB = 4.0 MiB polkitd
3.7 MiB + 555.5 KiB = 4.2 MiB thermald
3.6 MiB + 710.5 KiB = 4.3 MiB kwin_wayland_wrapper
3.1 MiB + 1.2 MiB = 4.3 MiB bash (2)
4.3 MiB + 140.5 KiB = 4.4 MiB ananicy-cpp
3.9 MiB + 685.5 KiB = 4.6 MiB sddm
4.1 MiB + 658.5 KiB = 4.7 MiB dbus-daemon (3)
4.9 MiB + 163.5 KiB = 5.0 MiB xdg-permission-store
4.9 MiB + 198.5 KiB = 5.1 MiB at-spi-bus-launcher
5.2 MiB + 163.5 KiB = 5.4 MiB xdg-document-portal
5.3 MiB + 221.5 KiB = 5.6 MiB upowerd
5.2 MiB + 707.5 KiB = 5.9 MiB xdg-desktop-portal
5.3 MiB + 681.5 KiB = 5.9 MiB wpa_supplicant
5.0 MiB + 1.0 MiB = 6.1 MiB flatpak-portal
5.2 MiB + 1.3 MiB = 6.5 MiB xembedsniproxy
6.0 MiB + 710.5 KiB = 6.7 MiB cups-browsed
5.3 MiB + 1.4 MiB = 6.7 MiB gmenudbusmenuproxy
6.9 MiB + 62.5 KiB = 7.0 MiB p11-kit-remote
6.2 MiB + 3.1 MiB = 9.2 MiB org_kde_powerdevil
6.9 MiB + 2.5 MiB = 9.3 MiB startplasma-wayland
7.9 MiB + 2.1 MiB = 10.0 MiB xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
7.5 MiB + 2.6 MiB = 10.2 MiB kactivitymanagerd
8.6 MiB + 1.7 MiB = 10.3 MiB dunst
11.2 MiB + 370.5 KiB = 11.5 MiB udisksd
6.5 MiB + 5.5 MiB = 12.0 MiB systemd (3)
11.3 MiB + 1.0 MiB = 12.3 MiB NetworkManager
13.4 MiB + 2.0 MiB = 15.4 MiB unattended-upgr
14.4 MiB + 9.9 MiB = 24.3 MiB lxterminal
19.2 MiB + 5.7 MiB = 25.0 MiB baloorunner
24.4 MiB + 1.8 MiB = 26.1 MiB pulseaudio
22.7 MiB + 3.7 MiB = 26.4 MiB udiskie
20.7 MiB + 6.4 MiB = 27.1 MiB kaccess
21.6 MiB + 5.6 MiB = 27.2 MiB polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1
23.3 MiB + 6.7 MiB = 29.9 MiB ksmserver
23.6 MiB + 6.8 MiB = 30.5 MiB xdg-desktop-portal-kde
32.9 MiB + 4.7 MiB = 37.5 MiB Xorg
33.5 MiB + 8.5 MiB = 42.0 MiB DiscoverNotifier
39.4 MiB + 5.0 MiB = 44.4 MiB Xwayland
40.6 MiB + 10.1 MiB = 50.7 MiB kded5
43.0 MiB + 19.0 MiB = 62.0 MiB dolphin
100.1 MiB + 27.3 MiB = 127.4 MiB kwin_wayland
170.0 MiB + 19.9 MiB = 189.9 MiB plasmashell
550.0 MiB + 82.1 MiB = 632.1 MiB thunderbird-bin (2)
974.3 MiB + 243.8 MiB = 1.2 GiB brave (20)
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2.8 GiB
=================================

6.9 MiB + 2.5 MiB = 9.3 MiB startplasma-wayland
7.9 MiB + 2.1 MiB = 10.0 MiB xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
7.5 MiB + 2.6 MiB = 10.2 MiB kactivitymanagerd
8.6 MiB + 1.7 MiB = 10.3 MiB dunst
11.2 MiB + 370.5 KiB = 11.5 MiB udisksd
6.5 MiB + 5.5 MiB = 12.0 MiB systemd (3)
11.3 MiB + 1.0 MiB = 12.3 MiB NetworkManager
13.4 MiB + 2.0 MiB = 15.4 MiB unattended-upgr
14.4 MiB + 9.9 MiB = 24.3 MiB lxterminal
19.2 MiB + 5.7 MiB = 25.0 MiB baloorunner
24.4 MiB + 1.8 MiB = 26.1 MiB pulseaudio
22.7 MiB + 3.7 MiB = 26.4 MiB udiskie
20.7 MiB + 6.4 MiB = 27.1 MiB kaccess
21.6 MiB + 5.6 MiB = 27.2 MiB polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1
23.3 MiB + 6.7 MiB = 29.9 MiB ksmserver
23.6 MiB + 6.8 MiB = 30.5 MiB xdg-desktop-portal-kde
32.9 MiB + 4.7 MiB = 37.5 MiB Xorg
33.5 MiB + 8.5 MiB = 42.0 MiB DiscoverNotifier
39.4 MiB + 5.0 MiB = 44.4 MiB Xwayland
40.6 MiB + 10.1 MiB = 50.7 MiB kded5
43.0 MiB + 19.0 MiB = 62.0 MiB dolphin
100.1 MiB + 27.3 MiB = 127.4 MiB kwin_wayland
170.0 MiB + 19.9 MiB = 189.9 MiB plasmashell
550.0 MiB + 82.1 MiB = 632.1 MiB thunderbird-bin (2)
974.3 MiB + 243.8 MiB = 1.2 GiB brave (20)
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2.8 GiB
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crosscourt · 2025-02-02 23:22

The point is not to limit your use of apps because of resource issues. You can also upgrade ram but 8gb is plenty for most uses and certainly wont get filled up by the majority of Linux distros out there. Older systems limited to 2-4gb of ram I can see why they work so hard to keep their system lean. Given your information youre doing just fine with memory usage.

I also use to be a long term moderator in both the Mepis and MX Linux forums starting in the MX16 days, so Im very familiar with their forum requirements.
Im presently running MX as well as Q4OS with KDE.

Also the MX forums are far larger and its necessary to use different methods to gain info from users given the volume of posts. For now the Q4OS forums are a bit more intimate and its easier to directly interact with the members and devs more freely.

Im still curious what hardware youre running?

Last edited by crosscourt (2025-02-02 23:44)

Durhammer · 2025-02-03 00:07

I didn't post the hardware stuff 'cause it wasn't a hardware issue. This is an old Samsung RF711 laptop, 17" display, the chipset is sorta good, but can't be under or over volted, the fan speed can't be software adjusted, and the damn Nvidia card has to be turned off, or the machine will be prone to overheating. (I had to tweak the live usb installation environment to do that as well just to get Q4OS installed, 'cause I kept getting kernel thermal shutdowns. So I pay LOTS of attention to whatever I can do to not stress the poor thing.) The 8 GB RAM is the max it can take. As for the hardware info, here goes:

$ inxi -Fxxx
System:
Host: q4os-desktop Kernel: 6.1.0-30-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 tk: Qt v: 5.15.8
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Q4OS 5.7.1-n1 base: Debian
GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: SAMSUNG product: RF511/RF411/RF711 v: 10HX
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 9 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: SAMSUNG model: RF511/RF411/RF711 v: 10HX
serial: <superuser required> BIOS: American Megatrends
v: 10HX.M034.20110426.SSH date: 04/26/2011
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 34.6 Wh (77.9%) condition: 44.4/48.8 Wh (90.9%)
volts: 10.9 min: 11.1 model: SAMSUNG Electronics type: Li-ion serial: N/A
status: not charging
Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech ERGO M575 Trackball
serial: 07-03-70-37 charge: 100% rechargeable: yes status: discharging
CPU:
Info: quad core model: Intel Core i7-2630QM bits: 64 type: MT MCP
smt: enabled arch: Sandy Bridge rev: 7 cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB
L3: 6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1491 high: 2295 min/max: 800/2900 cores: 1: 2295 2: 800
3: 2295 4: 2295 5: 800 6: 1555 7: 990 8: 902 bogomips: 31930
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
vendor: Samsung Co driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-6 ports:System:
Host: q4os-desktop Kernel: 6.1.0-30-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 tk: Qt v: 5.15.8
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Q4OS 5.7.1-n1 base: Debian
GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: SAMSUNG product: RF511/RF411/RF711 v: 10HX
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 9 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: SAMSUNG model: RF511/RF411/RF711 v: 10HX
serial: <superuser required> BIOS: American Megatrends
v: 10HX.M034.20110426.SSH date: 04/26/2011
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 34.6 Wh (77.9%) condition: 44.4/48.8 Wh (90.9%)
volts: 10.9 min: 11.1 model: SAMSUNG Electronics type: Li-ion serial: N/A
status: not charging
Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech ERGO M575 Trackball
serial: 07-03-70-37 charge: 100% rechargeable: yes status: discharging
CPU:
Info: quad core model: Intel Core i7-2630QM bits: 64 type: MT MCP
smt: enabled arch: Sandy Bridge rev: 7 cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB
L3: 6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1491 high: 2295 min/max: 800/2900 cores: 1: 2295 2: 800
3: 2295 4: 2295 5: 800 6: 1555 7: 990 8: 902 bogomips: 31930
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
vendor: Samsung Co driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-6 ports:
active: LVDS-1,VGA-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:0116 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GF108M [GeForce GT 540M] vendor: Samsung Co driver: N/A
arch: Fermi pcie: speed: Unknown lanes: 63 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:0df4 class-ID: 0302
Device-3: Silicon Motion WebCam SCB-1100N type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-1.1:3 chip-ID: 2232:1008 class-ID: 0e02
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: LVDS-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x1733 res: 1600x900 dpi: 104
size: 382x215mm (15.04x8.46") diag: 448mm (17.6") modes: 1600x900
Monitor-2: VGA-1 model: Dell P2214H serial: KW14V53L0TWL res: 1920x1080
dpi: 102 size: 477x268mm (18.78x10.55") diag: 547mm (21.5") modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
API: OpenGL v: 3.3 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 3000 (SNB
GT2) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio
vendor: Samsung Co 6 driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 2-1:2
chip-ID: 1130:1620 bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1c20 class-ID: 0300
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GF108 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel pcie: speed: Unknown lanes: 63 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0bea
class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Tenx USB AUDIO type: USB
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
Device-4: AKAI MPKmini2 type: USB driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
bus-ID: 2-2.2:4 chip-ID: 2011:0715 class-ID: 0103 serial: 0001
API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-30-amd64 status: kernel-api
Server-1: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active
Network:
Device-1: Broadcom BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Askey
driver: bcma-pci-bridge v: N/A pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:4727 class-ID: 0280
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Samsung Co RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie:
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: b000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
class-ID: 0200
IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: e8:11:32:44:7e:5f
IF-ID-1: wlp2s0b1 state: up mac: b4:74:9f:7c:bd:95
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Broadcom BCM2070 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
bus-ID: 3-1.3:4 chip-ID: 0a5c:219c class-ID: fe01 serial: B4749F622E6F
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 3 state: down
bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block: hardware: no software: no
address: B4:74:9F:62:2E:6F
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 2.96 TiB used: 334.98 GiB (11.0%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 1TB size: 931.51 GiB
speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: S3Z8NB0M368074J rev: 2B6Q scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Seagate model: BUP Slim BK size: 1.82 TiB
type: N/A serial: NA9NJB2Y rev: 0109 scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdc type: USB vendor: Sabrent model: SABRENT size: 238.47 GiB
type: N/A serial: DB9876543214E rev: 0204 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 239.98 GiB used: 44.15 GiB (18.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda8
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 12 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
file: /swapfile
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 54.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 241 Uptime: 2h 58m wakeups: 19 Memory: 7.67 GiB
used: 3.72 GiB (48.5%) Init: systemd v: 252 target: graphical (5)
default: graphical Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12 Packages: 2480 pm: dpkg
pkgs: 2458 pm: flatpak pkgs: 22 Shell: Bash v: 5.2.15 running-in: lxterminal
inxi: 3.3.26

active: LVDS-1,VGA-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:0116 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GF108M [GeForce GT 540M] vendor: Samsung Co driver: N/A
arch: Fermi pcie: speed: Unknown lanes: 63 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:0df4 class-ID: 0302
Device-3: Silicon Motion WebCam SCB-1100N type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-1.1:3 chip-ID: 2232:1008 class-ID: 0e02
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: LVDS-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x1733 res: 1600x900 dpi: 104
size: 382x215mm (15.04x8.46") diag: 448mm (17.6") modes: 1600x900
Monitor-2: VGA-1 model: Dell P2214H serial: KW14V53L0TWL res: 1920x1080
dpi: 102 size: 477x268mm (18.78x10.55") diag: 547mm (21.5") modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
API: OpenGL v: 3.3 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 3000 (SNB
GT2) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio
vendor: Samsung Co 6 driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 2-1:2
chip-ID: 1130:1620 bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1c20 class-ID: 0300
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GF108 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel pcie: speed: Unknown lanes: 63 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0bea
class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Tenx USB AUDIO type: USB
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
Device-4: AKAI MPKmini2 type: USB driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
bus-ID: 2-2.2:4 chip-ID: 2011:0715 class-ID: 0103 serial: 0001
API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-30-amd64 status: kernel-api
Server-1: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active
Network:
Device-1: Broadcom BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Askey
driver: bcma-pci-bridge v: N/A pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:4727 class-ID: 0280
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Samsung Co RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie:
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: b000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
class-ID: 0200
IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: e8:11:32:44:7e:5f
IF-ID-1: wlp2s0b1 state: up mac: b4:74:9f:7c:bd:95
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Broadcom BCM2070 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
bus-ID: 3-1.3:4 chip-ID: 0a5c:219c class-ID: fe01 serial: B4749F622E6F
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 3 state: down
bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block: hardware: no software: no
address: B4:74:9F:62:2E:6F
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 2.96 TiB used: 334.98 GiB (11.0%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 1TB size: 931.51 GiB
speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: S3Z8NB0M368074J rev: 2B6Q scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Seagate model: BUP Slim BK size: 1.82 TiB
type: N/A serial: NA9NJB2Y rev: 0109 scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdc type: USB vendor: Sabrent model: SABRENT size: 238.47 GiB
type: N/A serial: DB9876543214E rev: 0204 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 239.98 GiB used: 44.15 GiB (18.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda8
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 12 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
file: /swapfile
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 54.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 241 Uptime: 2h 58m wakeups: 19 Memory: 7.67 GiB
used: 3.72 GiB (48.5%) Init: systemd v: 252 target: graphical (5)
default: graphical Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12 Packages: 2480 pm: dpkg
pkgs: 2458 pm: flatpak pkgs: 22 Shell: Bash v: 5.2.15 running-in: lxterminal
inxi: 3.3.26System:
Host: q4os-desktop Kernel: 6.1.0-30-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 tk: Qt v: 5.15.8
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Q4OS 5.7.1-n1 base: Debian
GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: SAMSUNG product: RF511/RF411/RF711 v: 10HX
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 9 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: SAMSUNG model: RF511/RF411/RF711 v: 10HX
serial: <superuser required> BIOS: American Megatrends
v: 10HX.M034.20110426.SSH date: 04/26/2011
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 34.6 Wh (77.9%) condition: 44.4/48.8 Wh (90.9%)
volts: 10.9 min: 11.1 model: SAMSUNG Electronics type: Li-ion serial: N/A
status: not charging
Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech ERGO M575 Trackball
serial: 07-03-70-37 charge: 100% rechargeable: yes status: discharging
CPU:
Info: quad core model: Intel Core i7-2630QM bits: 64 type: MT MCP
smt: enabled arch: Sandy Bridge rev: 7 cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB
L3: 6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1491 high: 2295 min/max: 800/2900 cores: 1: 2295 2: 800
3: 2295 4: 2295 5: 800 6: 1555 7: 990 8: 902 bogomips: 31930
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
vendor: Samsung Co driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-6 ports:
active: LVDS-1,VGA-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:0116 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GF108M [GeForce GT 540M] vendor: Samsung Co driver: N/A
arch: Fermi pcie: speed: Unknown lanes: 63 bus-ID: 01:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:0df4 class-ID: 0302
Device-3: Silicon Motion WebCam SCB-1100N type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-1.1:3 chip-ID: 2232:1008 class-ID: 0e02
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: LVDS-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x1733 res: 1600x900 dpi: 104
size: 382x215mm (15.04x8.46") diag: 448mm (17.6") modes: 1600x900
Monitor-2: VGA-1 model: Dell P2214H serial: KW14V53L0TWL res: 1920x1080
dpi: 102 size: 477x268mm (18.78x10.55") diag: 547mm (21.5") modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
API: OpenGL v: 3.3 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 3000 (SNB
GT2) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio
vendor: Samsung Co 6 driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 2-1:2
chip-ID: 1130:1620 bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1c20 class-ID: 0300
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GF108 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel pcie: speed: Unknown lanes: 63 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0bea
class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Tenx USB AUDIO type: USB
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
Device-4: AKAI MPKmini2 type: USB driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
bus-ID: 2-2.2:4 chip-ID: 2011:0715 class-ID: 0103 serial: 0001
API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-30-amd64 status: kernel-api
Server-1: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: active
Network:
Device-1: Broadcom BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Askey
driver: bcma-pci-bridge v: N/A pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:4727 class-ID: 0280
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Samsung Co RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie:
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: b000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
class-ID: 0200
IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: e8:11:32:44:7e:5f
IF-ID-1: wlp2s0b1 state: up mac: b4:74:9f:7c:bd:95
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Broadcom BCM2070 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
bus-ID: 3-1.3:4 chip-ID: 0a5c:219c class-ID: fe01 serial: B4749F622E6F
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 3 state: down
bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block: hardware: no software: no
address: B4:74:9F:62:2E:6F
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 2.96 TiB used: 334.98 GiB (11.0%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 1TB size: 931.51 GiB
speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: S3Z8NB0M368074J rev: 2B6Q scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Seagate model: BUP Slim BK size: 1.82 TiB
type: N/A serial: NA9NJB2Y rev: 0109 scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdc type: USB vendor: Sabrent model: SABRENT size: 238.47 GiB
type: N/A serial: DB9876543214E rev: 0204 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 239.98 GiB used: 44.15 GiB (18.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda8
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 12 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
file: /swapfile
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 54.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 241 Uptime: 2h 58m wakeups: 19 Memory: 7.67 GiB
used: 3.72 GiB (48.5%) Init: systemd v: 252 target: graphical (5)
default: graphical Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12 Packages: 2480 pm: dpkg
pkgs: 2458 pm: flatpak pkgs: 22 Shell: Bash v: 5.2.15 running-in: lxterminal
inxi: 3.3.26

crosscourt · 2025-02-03 00:15

Your system is very capable and can use up to 16gb of ram(according to a number of users reporting with the same system regardless of what Samsung says about 8gb) so you should be fine. i7 cpu is good and a system from 2011 can run pretty much any Linux distro or set of apps. Nvidia igpus of that era were a pain both with heat and power usage.
Thanks for posting your specs as it does help in knowing how your system will react to various distros but certainly you dont need to worry too much about memory usage with apps. Power management is going to be the bigger issue.

Durhammer · 2025-02-03 00:34

Yes, power management is a big concern. I installed tlp and tlp-ui and thermald and maybe xfce4-power-manager*, which has good capabilities and is actually surprisingly light, but I still haven't figured out how to verify that tlp is active (if it even needs to be "active") and doing anything. At least thermald seems to be in the system. At least it doesn't take up much room.

*no, apparently not. Looking at KDE Power Management stuff now -- looks like I already went there and tweaked.

Point me to how I can add another 8GB RAM on this box. I'd love to know how, not that I want to do anything that needs more than pulling and plugging memory cards! No opening the laptop other than the convenience openings for SSDs and RAM. No soldering!

crosscourt · 2025-02-03 00:43

Youre Samsung RF711 should have two memory slots allowing for two 8gb sticks to be installed as long as you have the latest bios. I saw this looking at the info for your laptop specs online from reputable sources. All you need to do is remove the sticks by pulling the springs on either side and slide them out of the slots.

Its also dependent on the revision of the system as S04 can use 16gb and S01 cant. Its certainly worth a try though.

Last edited by crosscourt (2025-02-03 00:47)

Durhammer · 2025-02-03 00:51

Well, I'd want more assurances before I go out and buy the memory cards. Yes, I put in the second 4 GB card, so I know how easy that was. I'll see if I can dig up the specs.

crosscourt · 2025-02-03 00:57

As I said it depends on the revision of the system, S04 or later does support it. I have Dell laptops that claim to only be able to use 8gb of ram and are happily running 16gb. So much depends on the motherboard revision and bios. Hope it works out.

Last edited by crosscourt (2025-02-03 00:58)

Durhammer · 2025-02-04 03:43

@crosscourt, I flipped over my laptop to find the model number (serial number was available via sudo inxi, but not model #). My laptop is NP-RF711-S02US. Is NOT upgradable above 8 GB RAM. Still worth checking, as I cleaned out under the laptop. Lots of dust, so maybe it will run a little cooler!

Durhammer · 2025-02-04 04:05

Okay, still no answer to the original questions. (1) How to get rid of baloorunner (unless you can convince me it's needed)? (2) Any other stuff that can be removed without harm?

I don't care what you say about not needing to worry about lightness. We didn't get to the moon by leaving dead weight in the system. :-)

crosscourt · 2025-02-04 04:17

Yep, the S02 revision of your laptop cant use 16gb of ram but it was worth a try, as it would have been nice to be S04 or later.

As to the lightness of your system thats your choice but we just wanted to point out, that memory usage is dynamic and changes minute to minute, even when your system is just sitting at idle. With 8gb of ram youll have no issues.
About baloorunner, its the file indexing and extractor for KDE Plasma and cant be removed but I believe it can be turned off. Sorry to say Im not sure how and honestly thats youre decision to make, as Im not going to recommend removing something of this nature, which might lead to system issues.

Ultimately youll need to do some research and decide how you want to proceed with your system.

Last edited by crosscourt (2025-02-04 04:29)

q4osteam · 2025-02-04 11:15

Durhammer wrote:

.. how do I get rid of baloorunner for good ...

You can turn it off:
$ balooctl suspend
$ balooctl disable
Or:
System Settings > Search (or Index).

We don't think you can remove it however, as baloo is a required dependency of Plasma.

Durhammer · 2025-02-04 19:18

Thanks, @q4osteam! Apparently, I might have disabled it earlier somehow, but it had still been showing up as running. Today, it's not there, so a win.

One that does show up but not sure what it's good for is the flatpak-portal. Why does that have to be running always? Yeah, it's not much, you say. But why???

q4osteam · 2025-02-04 19:46

Durhammer wrote:

... not sure what it's good for is the flatpak-portal. Why does that have to be running always?

Please read https://jgrulich.cz/2017/01/18/kde-flat … roduction/

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