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#1 2024-06-22 18:15

Manessa
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Registered: 2023-12-29
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2 GB RAM and Q4OS

Hello everyone, today I will tell you my experience of using Q4OS on a very weak hardware. On board my laptop there is 2 GB of RAM and a dual-core processor. Despite the fact that I have a 64-bit processor, I installed a 32-bit OS as the basis for my not a modern laptop. The first thing I did was install the basic system for this device. Regarding the choice of browser, everything was much easier. I installed Synaptic, and from there I installed 3 browsers for myself to compare them. And so htop showed me 
Falkon- 400 mb
Netserf-150 mb
Cromium- 700mb
Seamonkey-350mb
Pale moon-230mb
Naturally, with 2 GB, it was difficult to open YouTube, other sites opened well, and I also have a netbook without the ability to insert RAM. So what conclusions did I draw for myself?
First, if you only have 2 GB of RAM, then install a 32-bit system, because a 64-bit system uses up memory faster for such computers
Second, use browsers such as NetSerf,Falkon,SeaMonkey,Palemoon
third and final, don't forget to connect Zram.Helps a lot
I hope with my post I will answer some of the questions about how suitable Q4OS is for a weak computer
Hello everyone, today I will tell you my experience of using Q4OS on a very weak hardware. On board my laptop there is 2 GB of RAM and a dual-core processor. Despite the fact that I have a 64-bit processor, I installed a 32-bit OS as the basis for my not a modern laptop. The first thing I did was install the basic system for this device. Regarding the choice of browser, everything was much easier. I installed Synaptic, and from there I installed 3 browsers for myself to compare them. And so htop showed me 
Falkon- 400 mb
Netserf-150 mb
Cromium- 700mb
Seamonkey-350mb
Pale moon-230mb
Naturally, with 2 GB, it was difficult to open YouTube, other sites opened well, and I also have a netbook without the ability to insert RAM. So what conclusions did I draw for myself?
First, if you only have 2 GB of RAM, then install a 32-bit system, because a 64-bit system uses up memory faster for such computers
Second, use browsers such as NetSerf,Falkon,SeaMonkey,Palemoon
third and final, don't forget to connect Zram.Helps a lot
I hope with my post I will answer some of the questions about how suitable Q4OS is for a weak computer
.Yes, Q4OS is very well suited for such computers. The system works faster than Windows 7 for such computers

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#2 2024-06-28 16:01

supra2jz
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Registered: 2024-06-28
Posts: 5

Re: 2 GB RAM and Q4OS

I am using the 64bit Q4OS version with 3GB RAM on an old C2D CPU and YouTube works perfect with latest Firefox 127 version, in fact everything works normally fast.


Q4OS running on IBM ThinkPad T60 - C2D T7200, 3GB RAM, 128GB SSD / pockethacks.com

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#3 2024-07-01 12:48

supra2jz
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Registered: 2024-06-28
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Re: 2 GB RAM and Q4OS

Go for it, Q4OS with Trinity DE works perfectly fine with 2GB RAM.


Q4OS running on IBM ThinkPad T60 - C2D T7200, 3GB RAM, 128GB SSD / pockethacks.com

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#4 2024-07-04 18:49

vanquishedangel
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Registered: 2023-02-11
Posts: 66

Re: 2 GB RAM and Q4OS

This may help, I fixed up and old dell d430 and ran Q4os on it until I tore the hd cable. Now I use it on a Samsung CB4. Here is the link to a few hacks/tricks I found and used.

https://www.q4os.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=4430

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#5 2024-07-30 23:43

Christopher633
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Registered: 2024-07-16
Posts: 15

Re: 2 GB RAM and Q4OS

Hey! I agree with you, Q4OS is a great choice for weaker hardware. I also have a laptop with 2 GB RAM and a dual-core processor. Using the 32-bit version is a good idea because it saves memory. I personally use Falkon and SeaMonkey as they are lighter on resources.

Regarding Zram, it really helps. Thanks to it, I can even watch YouTube without too many issues. Have you considered trying other lightweight desktop environments, like LXQt?

Regards,

Christopher633

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#6 2024-07-31 01:34

crosscourt
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From: Wash DC
Registered: 2017-05-07
Posts: 1,848
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Re: 2 GB RAM and Q4OS

Dell Latitude D430 was a great system and runs very well with Q4OS TDE. Even the KDE version runs very well on my Lenovo Thinkcentre M600 Tiny that uses a Pentium j3710 four core processor that runs at only 12W. Its no barn burner but and with 4gb of ram runs extremely well.


Q4OS Aquarius 5.x KDE   HP Elitedesk 705 G4 Mini - Ryzen 5 2400g, 16gb ddr4, 1tb m.2 nvme ssd

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