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Here are the differences between a minimal virtual machine, minimal and normal per Bonsai Framework setup instructions (no updates though) and then fresh reboot.
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free -h # how much memory used ps aux | wc -l # how many processes (including the two to run this command) df -h | grep root # how much disk used (not going to bother counting the small 30MB for boot dpkg --get-selections | wc -l # how many packages installed |
Ubuntu 16.04.1
Running inside of VMWare Fusion. 2GB Memory and 2 CPU's assigned.
Attribute | Minimal Virtual Machine | Minimal *unchecked standard system utilities | Normal | Recently Ubuntu Snappy 15.04 | Microsoft Azure Default Image |
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Packages | 217 | 223 | 430 [*] standard system utilities selected 438 (+ openssh-server) | 2 core packages containing minimal utilities | 489 (built with ssh) |
Memory Used (measured shortly after Initial boot) | 35 MB | 62 MB | 83 MB | 165 MB (this does not look right) | 96 MB |
Tasks (minus 2 to run the commands) * System needs time to settle after boot. | Initial boot - 8:00PM | Initial boot - 9:22 176 - 9:45 167 - 10:12 167 - 10:24 | 223 (did not let it settle) Initial Boot - 10:50 | 174 (did not let it settle) | 133 - 2:20 |
Disk Space Used | 735 MB | 992 MB | 1.3 GB | 639 MB | 1.3 GB |
Key Advantage | Reduced fat due to uniformity of virtual machines. | Minimal to run a normal Server. | Already includes popular admin packages. | Upgrade core OS as 1 package and revert btw OS upgrades quickly. Made for pure Cloud. |
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