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fix(installer): memory check flip-flops between WSL VM budget and physical RAM; impossible recommendations #417

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@LukasWodka

Why

Get-PfMemGb prefers docker info MemTotal over physical RAM, so the same 15 GB laptop reports "Memory: 7 GB" when Docker is running (WSL2 VM default = 50% of RAM) and "Memory: 15 GB ✓" when it isn't — flip-flopping across re-runs and confusing users mid-install. Worse, the remediation hint told a 15 GB machine to "give Docker >= 16 GB" — physically impossible advice. Observed on three separate machines (7 GB, 6 GB, 15 GB readings; the 16 GB hint on a 15 GB host).

Where

scripts/install-k8s.ps1 (v1.9.6): Get-PfMemGb/Get-PfRuntimeMemGb L2256–2277, hints L2351/L2356/L2425, Step-2 re-check Test-PreflightRuntimeMem L1035.

Scope

  • Always print two labeled lines: host RAM and Docker's current budget (when a runtime is up).
  • Cap every recommendation at (physical − 2 GB); never recommend more than the machine has.
  • De-duplicate the Step-1/Step-2 warnings into one consistent message.

Acceptance criteria

  • Same machine, Docker up or down, reports identical host RAM; recommendations are always achievable.

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