What can you do nowadays with a single core and 512mb of RAM computer?
I'm about to find out...
I'll be running #slackware 15 with #dwm or maybe #jwm, and I'll be testing a bunch of stuff to see what works and what makes the computer fans turn it into a drone.
Ya estuve jugando con mi compu vieja para el #desafíoretrocómputo2025
Tiene 2 cores y 2 Gb de RAM, pero para el desafío le reduje los cores a 1 solo, y la memoria a 512 Mb, como para poner la cosa más interesante.
Tiene #Slackware 15, y estoy probando #dwm como window manager, que es extremadamente liviano (y minimalista).
Puede que lo compare con #jwm, que me encanta y es bastante más completo y no creo que sea tanto más pesado.
Trying ultra light #PuppyLinux #BookwormPup 64 10.0.10 on USB. With #JWM
I am still tinkering with the #MangoPiQuad. I think I got a good understanding of #JWM and #Compton. Also had to play with a bunch of web browsers to see what works best and is fully functional (so that I can #toot); so far #Epiphany has worked the best on this low powered machine (but just barely 
).
If someone can look over my #JWM config and #Compton config, I would greatly appreciate it. I am trying to set it up so that my web browsers and #Geany are always opaque while everything else has some level of transparency. Currently whatever is active is opaque and what is inactive has transparency. Here is the codeburg link to my files: https://codeberg.org/jlwthejobber/Config-Files.git
Thanks in advance.
Here are how things are looking so far on the #JWM setup on the #mangopiquad.
I have to say, I have actually been enjoying this process.
#Neofetch #Conky
Today I had some fun working on my #JWM and #Compton configs today. I have most transparency effects set up how I want but I am still having difficulty with setting up exemptions. I will keep tinkering.
On another note, for my peeps that use #Rofi, what is a good noob friendly place to find information on customizing? I don’t need to do anything fancy; I just want it to default to showing just applications.
So in my hubris I decided to move from stable to testing on the #mangopiquad. Well, in short it broke all my configs or what not.
Did a fresh #Debian install as well as #JWM and #Compton. The transparency effects are now better looking things are running smoother.
More tweaks will be needed, but things are getting there and I am getting more practice with configs.
Okay, I think I have #JWM set up as close to ideal (for now) as I can get it. I installed #Compton for transparency effects; this upped my memory use on the #mangopiquad but it was worth it. I could still run #Clementine, #Kpat, and #Dillo at the same time, so I am good. 
#Debian #armhf
Since the kiddo is home sick, it's time to learn some #JWM in the down times. So far it has been pretty straight forward. I will say running it on a #mangopiquad (#armhf) has made it trickier to set up; most tutorials/videos I have found are ppl running JWM on #X86.
So far with #Clementine, #Btop, and #Kpat running I am on average around 65% ram use, 20 to 40% cpu use, and temps averaging around 69 (nice) freedom units.
I mean, I totally get that if you only ever use gnome.
If you don't care to use Gnome because:
..and so you find yourself using #KDE, or #i3wm, or #sway, or heck, #jwm, #twm, #ctwm, #cwm, #icewm, or whatever...
...and you open a Gnome app. What do you get? An application that's integrated nicely with the rest of your system? Heck no! You get an app that sticks out like a sore thumb. Honestly, everything that happens within the application window is up to the devs, and I don't begrudge whatever style you use there. But taking over the titlebar I simply will not tolerate.
Honestly, if not for the CSDs, I'd never complain about Gnome. I'd use whatever (ethical) solution works best for my workflow and go about my day. But now using gnome apps feels like it's an advertisement for a cult-like mentality. I open Gnome Web, or Gnome Disks, Gnome Boxes, or whatnot, and boom, I'm lost. Where's my titlebar color? Gone. Which window is active? No blasted idea.
Sorry for the rant, I just really can't stand that. Other than that, I could say a lot of positive things about gnome. I'm glad they're there. But the mentality is feeling more cultish/corporate all the time.
Claude says about https://opensourced.me
Lightweight DEs like #i3, #JWM have low memory usage (<200MB) and fast boot. Full DEs like #GNOME, #Plasma use >500MB and slower boot but more features. #Windowmanagers alone tend to use less than full #DEs. #Displaymanagers have minor impact. #Wayland often uses slightly more memory. Experimental/niche DEs like #COSMIC have reasonable usage. Linux DEs are more lightweight than #Windows 10/11 which use >2GB memory, >32GB disk, and >50s boot time.
Well, apart from #Sway it seems, there is nothing stable out there for #Wayland in terms of simple window managers.
So, it's easy to say "X11 must die" when you are using KDE or GNOME or i3, because you don't have to adapt to a new environment.
But if you are a long-term user of other window managers the switch isn't so easy.
What are users of #icewm #fluxbox #openbox #bspwm #herbstluftwm #fvwm #jwm and many others are supposed to do?
