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Yes, Linux Does Bad In Low RAM / Memory Pressure Situations On The Desktop

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Michael Larabel
Aug 7, 2019

It’s been a gripe for many running Linux on low RAM systems especially is that when the Linux desktop is under memory pressure the performance can be quite brutal with the system barely being responsive. The discussion over that behavior has been reignited this week.
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Michael Larabel

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