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Linux Terminal Memory Usage

Hacker News Top · 2026-05-11 Cached

The author investigates excessive memory usage by the `kitty` terminal on Linux, performing a benchmark to compare resource consumption across various terminals including `xterm`, `alacritty`, `gnome-terminal`, and `konsole`. The analysis demonstrates that lightweight terminals like `xterm` and `st` offer significantly lower memory footprints compared to modern GPU-accelerated alternatives.

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