[lubuntu-devel] Part of new write up

[Phill. Whiteside]

Thanks Nio,

My memory needs prodding every now and again!!!

Regards,

Phill.

On 15 March 2016 at 19:42, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com> wrote:

> Den 2016-03-15 kl. 18:58, skrev Phill. Whiteside:
>
>> Hi boss,
>>
>> with 16.04 coming up can you (and others) make a comments on the article
>> that was made back in 13.10 [1] regarding zram  so that we have a clear
>> set of notes for Xenail[2]. I was under the impression that we remove
>> zram at the end of the install when maybe we should keep it.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Phill.
>> 1.
>>
>> http://www.webupd8.org/2013/06/lubuntu-1310-changes-firefox-zram-added.html
>> 2. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XenialXerus/ReleaseNotes/Lubuntu
>>
>>
>>
> Hi Phill,
>
> I will not reply for the boss, but I will tell what I think - I'm not
> sure, but this is what I remember:
>
> zram is used in the desktop installer in order to make it possible to
> install with lower amount of RAM. It makes a big difference (RAM needed is
> reduced to approximately half).
>
> But zram is not really stable, so it is not used in the installed system.
>
> Best regards
> Nio
>
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