November 2, 20178 yr I'm running a VM which is used strictly for very light web browsing, 99% text based. I should have done so one a lighter weight OS, but went with Ubuntu. I currently have 2 cores in use, as well as 2 GB RAM. The VM performs the jobs thrown at it without a hitch. However, I do feel like when the VM is in use, my server fans are really cranked up. I took a look, and the CPU usage for this VM are very high. Would it make more sense to lighten the load and spread it out over a few more cores? Additionally, I'm also willing to hear any suggestions for a super lightweight OS to be used for nothing but light web browsing. Thanks!
November 2, 20178 yr Have you identified what is using CPU resources in this VM? A lighter version of Ubuntu would be Xubuntu. It uses Xfce desktop which is lighter than Gnome/Unity and KDE and doesn't come with all the extras that Ubuntu does, but can be added.
November 4, 20178 yr Author I've used Xubuntu and Lubuntu before. Could give those a shot. I'll have to check and see what's taxing the CPU from the VM side.
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