2 GB RAM and Q4OS

Manessa · 2024-06-22 18:15

Hello everyone, today I will tell you my experience of using Q4OS on a very weak hardware. On board my laptop there is 2 GB of RAM and a dual-core processor. Despite the fact that I have a 64-bit processor, I installed a 32-bit OS as the basis for my not a modern laptop. The first thing I did was install the basic system for this device. Regarding the choice of browser, everything was much easier. I installed Synaptic, and from there I installed 3 browsers for myself to compare them. And so htop showed me
Falkon- 400 mb
Netserf-150 mb
Cromium- 700mb
Seamonkey-350mb
Pale moon-230mb
Naturally, with 2 GB, it was difficult to open YouTube, other sites opened well, and I also have a netbook without the ability to insert RAM. So what conclusions did I draw for myself?
First, if you only have 2 GB of RAM, then install a 32-bit system, because a 64-bit system uses up memory faster for such computers
Second, use browsers such as NetSerf,Falkon,SeaMonkey,Palemoon
third and final, don't forget to connect Zram.Helps a lot
I hope with my post I will answer some of the questions about how suitable Q4OS is for a weak computer
Hello everyone, today I will tell you my experience of using Q4OS on a very weak hardware. On board my laptop there is 2 GB of RAM and a dual-core processor. Despite the fact that I have a 64-bit processor, I installed a 32-bit OS as the basis for my not a modern laptop. The first thing I did was install the basic system for this device. Regarding the choice of browser, everything was much easier. I installed Synaptic, and from there I installed 3 browsers for myself to compare them. And so htop showed me
Falkon- 400 mb
Netserf-150 mb
Cromium- 700mb
Seamonkey-350mb
Pale moon-230mb
Naturally, with 2 GB, it was difficult to open YouTube, other sites opened well, and I also have a netbook without the ability to insert RAM. So what conclusions did I draw for myself?
First, if you only have 2 GB of RAM, then install a 32-bit system, because a 64-bit system uses up memory faster for such computers
Second, use browsers such as NetSerf,Falkon,SeaMonkey,Palemoon
third and final, don't forget to connect Zram.Helps a lot
I hope with my post I will answer some of the questions about how suitable Q4OS is for a weak computer
.Yes, Q4OS is very well suited for such computers. The system works faster than Windows 7 for such computers

supra2jz · 2024-06-28 16:01

I am using the 64bit Q4OS version with 3GB RAM on an old C2D CPU and YouTube works perfect with latest Firefox 127 version, in fact everything works normally fast.

supra2jz · 2024-07-01 12:48

Go for it, Q4OS with Trinity DE works perfectly fine with 2GB RAM.

vanquishedangel · 2024-07-04 18:49

This may help, I fixed up and old dell d430 and ran Q4os on it until I tore the hd cable. Now I use it on a Samsung CB4. Here is the link to a few hacks/tricks I found and used.

https://www.q4os.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=4430

Christopher633 · 2024-07-30 23:43

Hey! I agree with you, Q4OS is a great choice for weaker hardware. I also have a laptop with 2 GB RAM and a dual-core processor. Using the 32-bit version is a good idea because it saves memory. I personally use Falkon and SeaMonkey as they are lighter on resources.

Regarding Zram, it really helps. Thanks to it, I can even watch YouTube without too many issues. Have you considered trying other lightweight desktop environments, like LXQt?

Regards,

Christopher633

crosscourt · 2024-07-31 01:34

Dell Latitude D430 was a great system and runs very well with Q4OS TDE. Even the KDE version runs very well on my Lenovo Thinkcentre M600 Tiny that uses a Pentium j3710 four core processor that runs at only 12W. Its no barn burner but and with 4gb of ram runs extremely well.

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2 GB RAM and Q4OS

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