>> X11 4.2.0 hw accelerated (started with the automatic "init 5" at boot) takes 45MB of RAM on a single process >> (according to top's report), plus 4MB of X Font server. >> 1)Is that normal? > >More or less. X is memory hungry. It will probably release some memory >when/if your system gets low on memory. Nope. It keeps 45 MB with any desktop that takes < 4MB (free RAM: about 8MB) and it takes 45MB with KDE (4MB swap, free RAM 0)! > >> 2)Can I reduce it? > >Lower resolution, less colors. No background. Lighter window manager. 800x600x32. No background. I'm not talking about window managers, I'm just talking about the "XFREE86" voice in top, and it doesn't change if I use Enlightment or KDE or any other window manager! (Why should it?)
