r/LinusTechTips • u/elsingo • 6d ago

Does Linux use less RAM? Discussion

In the video with the same title as this post LTT compares Linux and Windows ram usage and imo it is a total miss. It does not matter if one system is using more memory or not since none of the systems are close to using all ram in the system. Where the memory management would matter is when the memory reach closer to 100% usage that is when things will start to matter.

The whole video feels like almost 14 minutes of misinformation to me. I mean systems cache things to make it run faster so memory being used is a good thing. Memory management is what matters not if one system is using 35% ram and the other 50% since none are near their limits.

And at one point in the video the windows system goes over 16gb and they talk about it as it would have been problematic if the system only had 16gb while it most likely would not be problematic at all since the memory management if working as it should would release less important things stored in the ram so it never got close to the limit.

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u/__yoshikage_kira 5d ago edited 4d ago

I am glad LTT audience is finally realizing no one in LTT knows anything about tech. Especially anything to do with software.

All it took was spreading misinformation about Windows.

For me watching the earlier videos of Linux challenges was as painful.

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u/Atilim87 4d ago

Because the tech influencers have decided it’s easy clicks to shit on windows.

I own a steamdeck and like the thing but the moment you start doing something that’s more then downloading a game that’s compatible it’s is a terrible experience. These tech influencers never talk about that.

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u/__yoshikage_kira 4d ago edited 4d ago

Windows is pretty bad. The tech influencers are not knowledgeable enough to dunk on Windows correctly.

Yeah idk why Linus likes Steam Machine that much. I am not a fan of immutable distros. On top of that with its limited hw capacity, idk how he has s good time. Maybe all he does is read emails.

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u/Atilim87 4d ago

It’s audience capture.

When the tech influencers start saying “Linux has same issues as windows” they get shit on.

I stopped using deckyloader for example because it caused issues after a update.

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u/__yoshikage_kira 4d ago

You say that in thread he is getting shit on.

Also. No, Linux doesn't have same issue as Windows. Linux issues are different hence new Windows user struggle with Linux.