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| Newer page: | version 12 | Last edited on Monday, March 22, 2004 2:05:04 pm | by JohnMcPherson | Revert |
| Older page: | version 11 | Last edited on Monday, July 21, 2003 5:06:20 am | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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;: Now it is that ''every program attempts to expand until it can surf the web. These programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can.'' -- PerryLorier
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+For example, both the [GNOME] and [KDE] desktops can often feel bloated on older/slower computers. Part of this could be attributed to developers having high-spec machines when writing/testing software. To pick on GNOME, here are some examples of memory usage:
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+|Process Name|Virtual Memory|Shared|Notes
+|galeon-bin|100MB|33MB|One browser window, 4 tabs open
+|gconfd-2|21280KB|5140KB|
+|rhythmbox|65356KB|18MB|781 songs in playlist
+|gedit|24708MB|17MB|on startup, no files open
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+Granted they are sharing lots of memory with other processes, but the amount of memory allocated solely for each program still seems quite large - gedit is using 7MB of its own just to display a menu, toolbar, and a text area for typing!
