Comment on Comparison of X Window ManagersComments−papermachete6yXFCE has reportedly fixed screen tearing as of v4.14. Manjaro XFCE idle RAM usage is now <800MB, no microstuttering or input lag.−shantly6y<800MBWhat's getting it even close to that high? Even allowing for more features and some serious bloat I'd expect modern Linux with XFCE to fit inside 250MB, not counting file cache and such.−papermachete6yThat's counting whatever Manjaro decided to put in my ramdisk.−coleifer6yYou can also swap out the xfwm compositor for compton, which also resolves the screen-tearing issue.−papermachete6yThat never fixed it for me; one had to also configure compton which was a nightmare.
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XFCE has reportedly fixed screen tearing as of v4.14. Manjaro XFCE idle RAM usage is now <800MB, no microstuttering or input lag.
What's getting it even close to that high? Even allowing for more features and some serious bloat I'd expect modern Linux with XFCE to fit inside 250MB, not counting file cache and such.
That's counting whatever Manjaro decided to put in my ramdisk.
You can also swap out the xfwm compositor for compton, which also resolves the screen-tearing issue.
That never fixed it for me; one had to also configure compton which was a nightmare.