Arch Linux

Arch is the lowest-overhead distro option. Sway as the window manager keeps idle RAM usage around 750 MiB, leaving the most headroom for games and applications.

                  -`                     ps5@archlinux
                 .o+`                    OS: Arch Linux x86_64
                `ooo/                    Host: PlayStation 5 (CFI-1016B 01Y)
               `+oooo:                   Kernel: Linux 7.1.0
              `+oooooo:                  Packages: 719 (pacman)
              -+oooooo+:                 Shell: fish 4.7.1
            `/:-:++oooo+:                CPU: 100-000000189 (16) @ 3.49 GHz
           `/++++/+++++++:               GPU: AMD Device 13FB
          `/++++++++++++++:              Memory: 750.04 MiB / 15.00 GiB (5%)
         `/+++ooooooooooooo/`            Disk (/): 29.04 GiB / 468.33 GiB (6%)
        ./ooosssso++osssssso+`           Local IP (wlp64s0f7): 192.168.1.81/24
       .oossssso-````/ossssss+`
      -osssssso.      :ssssssso.
     :osssssss/        osssso+++.
    /ossssssss/        +ssssooo/-
  `/ossssso+/:-        -:/+osssso+-
 `+sso+:-`                 `.-/+oso:
`++:.                           `-/+/
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Kernel Setup