166MB of apparent free RAM isn't the problem. There are several GB used for buffers/cache, so they count as free. As soon as the kernel needs more than those 166MB, that memory being used for cache will be discarded and used. I agree with all the others blaming Gnome3. I personally don't like Gnome3 and I either use XFCE on my company-mandated laptop or Cinnamon on my personal laptop. Mauro https://www.maurosouza.com - registered Linux User: 294521 Scripture is both history, and a love letter from God. Em ter., 8 de jun. de 2021 às 11:13, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk < talk@gtalug.org> escreveu:
| From: Chris Aitken via talk <talk@gtalug.org>
| owner@owner-HP-Compaq-8000-Elite-CMT-PC:~$ free -h
Which model of HP-Compaq-8000-Elite computer is this? What's the processor? Do you have a video card?
The GPU built into old Intel processors is not really great for gnome.
My superstitious understanding is: - gnome's compositor uses 3d graphics primitives. - the i915(?) video driver emulates them in software. - the result is quite sluggish I'm not sure of this -- I haven't needed to know.
All this is needlessly wasteful. If you don't need gnome, consider running a different desktop. Unfortunately, KDE is no better.
A new video card could solve this, but they are unreasonably expensive these days, especially when you are upgradding an old machine. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk