I use both Fedora (daily driver) and Windows 11 Pro (gaming), and Windows doesn’t use much more RAM honestly. Fedora uses currently 10.5 GB of RAM with Firefox, Spotify, Plex, and Telegram running (looks like a couple of YouTube tabs in Firefox are having a party here with 1 GB of used RAM for three tabs…), and Windows is typically only 1-2 GB above this with the same type of usage. I have never maxed out my 32 GB of RAM on either OSs.
You have a lot of ram, linux will try to use most of it, it’s a normal thing. There’s a huge difference from using a large amount of ram when available to NEEDING that amount to run.Try installing both OSes on a machine with 4gb, and see the difference between them. One will be usable, while the other will have a poor performance. You can even push it harder with a 1gb machine. Linux will provide a system with basic functionality, while windows will be unusable.
I have the same setup - Fedora daily driver and Windows 11 Pro. I recently switched from Windows daily driver and it’s crazy how much better my laptop runs with Fedora. Processor temp and RAM usage are both less than half of what they were on Windows.
If that picture was of a Windows installation, Windows would be a Sumo Wrestler instead of a kitten.
I have a laptop that windows is frozen on and won’t load. How to I install Linux on the laptop? Anyway to wipe hard drive without loading windows?
Boot the laptop from a USB memory stick that has a Linux installer on it.
Okay I try that. Where do I find Linux to download?
Linux mint is the most agreed upon dstro for newbies. You can find it in here: https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=311
You can follow the official guide to help with installation: https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/burn.html
There are also a lot of tutorials online, and if needed, you can come to the linux communities on lemmy for help
Thank you so much. Truly appreciate this information.
Sumo on a kitty bed
I use both Fedora (daily driver) and Windows 11 Pro (gaming), and Windows doesn’t use much more RAM honestly. Fedora uses currently 10.5 GB of RAM with Firefox, Spotify, Plex, and Telegram running (looks like a couple of YouTube tabs in Firefox are having a party here with 1 GB of used RAM for three tabs…), and Windows is typically only 1-2 GB above this with the same type of usage. I have never maxed out my 32 GB of RAM on either OSs.
You have a lot of ram, linux will try to use most of it, it’s a normal thing. There’s a huge difference from using a large amount of ram when available to NEEDING that amount to run.Try installing both OSes on a machine with 4gb, and see the difference between them. One will be usable, while the other will have a poor performance. You can even push it harder with a 1gb machine. Linux will provide a system with basic functionality, while windows will be unusable.
I have the same setup - Fedora daily driver and Windows 11 Pro. I recently switched from Windows daily driver and it’s crazy how much better my laptop runs with Fedora. Processor temp and RAM usage are both less than half of what they were on Windows.