Re: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Reverting to GNOME for jessie's default desktop

[Anthony F McInerney <afm404@gmail.com>]

XFCE:

             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:        506756     362468     144288       6568      22756     179264
-/+ buffers/cache:     160448     346308
Swap:       392188          0     392188

GNOME:

             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:        506756     500360       6396       1948        840      37724
-/+ buffers/cache:     461796      44960
Swap:       392188      66672     325516

LXDE:

             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:        506756     316504     190252       8500      18920     149812
-/+ buffers/cache:     147772     358984
Swap:       392188          0     392188

KDE:

             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:        506756     499724       7032       6772      10516     109760
-/+ buffers/cache:     379448     127308
Swap:       392188      21632     370556

As default using the latest mini.iso with  mirror/udeb/suite=sid and using the 'alternate desktop menu'

booted, logged in, loaded a terminal, here you go. notice the swap usage. virtualbox vm 512MB