Bug #16015

Change hardware requirement for using Tails?

Added by mercedes508 2018-09-30 12:44:12 . Updated 2018-10-21 20:37:22 .

Status:
Rejected
Priority:
Normal
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Category:
Hardware support
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Start date:
2018-09-30
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Discuss
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Description

Hi,

We received one report about a user complaining about Tails 3.9 freezing when using Tor Browser, Unsafe Browser, and some minor software (System monitor) at the same time on a computer with only 2GB of RAM.
Actually it does, I reproduced it.

Should we modify the requirements on Tails website to set it to 4GB of RAM for a smooth experience?

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Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #6876: Have the incremental upgrade process use less RAM Resolved

History

#1 Updated by sajolida 2018-09-30 12:58:00

This relates to the stats I did on the RAM of WhisperBack reports (Feature #6876):

5-10% of our users still have 2GB of RAM only

#2 Updated by sajolida 2018-09-30 12:58:07

  • related to Feature #6876: Have the incremental upgrade process use less RAM added

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2018-09-30 14:36:24

  • Assignee changed from intrigeri to sajolida

> Should we modify the requirements on Tails website to set it to 4GB of RAM for a smooth experience?

Unavoidably, for any amount of RAM, there’s only so much things one can do concurrently on a running Tails. I don’t know what are the sets of concurrently running software we want to support with the minimal recommended amount of RAM.

#4 Updated by sajolida 2018-10-21 20:37:22

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Rejected
  • Assignee deleted (sajolida)
  • Target version deleted (Tails_3.10.1)