Desktop upgrade completed

  I finally upgraded my desktop, added the SSD and kept my old HDD.  While at it, I switched my OS to Manjaro with KDE. And I am really happy with it.  It is pretty snappy and fast compared to GNOME.  Yet there is a weird memory leak after some time, the swap memory starts filling up, and I end up using as much swap as memory, so if I use up 6GB of RAM, after sometime SWAP will be used up to 6GB.

  I do not think I would ever need to switch back to Windows.  There is nothing that I am missing from that OS. Even work everything can be done in the browser. No need for proprietary software or anything that required Windows. My hobby which is photography can be fully done on a linux machine, download the images, process enhance, upload them etc...

  I also changed the OS on my trusty Dell laptop, while the battery is now 100% dead, I installed ZorinOS. I had AntergOS on it, but after sometime since that project was abandoned it started failing during updates, some packages were conflicting, or running into dependency issues. So I decided to try a new OS. So far so good, just tried it for browsing, and getting to know the OS.  Will update after having done more mileage on it.

  Cheers for now.

GNOME as Desktop Environment, Leaking

  So with the WFH days due to Covid-19, I spend more time on my desktop, since it is more comfortable sitting at the desk, than over the laptop.  I was working using GNOME, which was ok for a while, but through out the day I noticed that my memory usage was at 100%, and my system starts to swap like crazy.

  I switched over to KDE Plasman, and it looks like having the same number of browser tabs/windows open I use only up to 5.1GB of RAM vs. 8GB and it doesn't seem to grow over time. I tested it for 3 days now, and KDE Plasma is way more stable and memory friendly than GNOME.  So I actually decided to un-install GNOME all together, I still have XFCE if Plasma decides to mess with me.  I did have one instance when it was not willing to start-up for what ever reason.  Maybe one day GNOME will become stable and memory friendly. I like it's simplicity and being un-cluttered. Plasma is ok, though at times it can be over configurable :)  

  Anyhow, I also ordered an SSD for my desktop, so I'll probably be replacing my Ubuntu system to Manjaro.  I prefer the rolling release, and over the year or so I've been using it have not experienced any issues.

  I will be an interesting switch, since I have a LVM HDD setup, the new SSD will have a fresh Manjaro install, and I'll try to mount the LVM, once up and running. Enough of this rant.... peace