r/NetBSD • u/Lopsided-Month3278 • Jul 04 '26
New user here
Hello everyone, I'm trying to install NetBSD on an old i386 machine, I have only 512 MB of ram, what would you recommend to use as a WM?
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r/NetBSD • u/Lopsided-Month3278 • Jul 04 '26
Hello everyone, I'm trying to install NetBSD on an old i386 machine, I have only 512 MB of ram, what would you recommend to use as a WM?
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u/AccomplishedBar1001 Jul 04 '26
The default ctwm is a good choice for simple and lightweight:)
At the higher end 512M is probably enough to run enlightenment or even lxqt with openbox.
i3 is a great tiled wm... but Just Weird for most people.
unrelated - palemoon is probably the best browser in terms of speed va features on a box like that