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Also, why are you using windows as the host? If you had linux as the host you could use QEMU/KVM which is way faster
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I've heard arc has a big learning curve and installation tweaking is not straightforward , i don't have the time or desire to get messy with the os more than I need to. Also my pc is used by my kids and operating and gaming on windows is easier
Use EndeavourOS and set up ZRAM. ZRAM should reduce RAM usage while not slowing down your PC.
The thing that gives arch the learning curve is the things that make it a good fit if you want something lightweight
I run Ubuntu Mate, and all my work shiz is containerised. But I also have more RAM than Jesus Christ himself. My laptop works fine and it has more modest RAM.
i would say endevouros (arch based) if you want something more technical but still beginner friendly, or linux mint is always a good start otherwise. i3 is great for development, but may be hard at the start ig
I've got an old ThinkPad w/ 16GB RAM. My daily workflow is a combo of Emacs, a bunch of JVM languages, Make, Docker and minikube. I've been running openSUSE Tumbleweed for ages and am quite happy w/ its performance, package availability and being up-to-date.
The immutable Fedora releases, like Kinoite, have been the best development distros for me. Immutable Fedora releases come with Toolbox for making per-project containers, so you can have separate de-cluttered dev environments for each project. Toolbox containers are not isolated environments like virtual machines, so performance is on-par with bare-metal as well.
I don't know if Sliverblue or Kinoite is the right choice for your exact workflow, but if you're looking for a Linux host that "just works" out of the box, has a trivial learning curve, and provides serious quality of life improvements then definitely look into Fedora Kinoite.