Ubuntu quietly raises its minimum system requirements - OMG! Ubuntu
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS raises its minimum RAM requirement to 6GB, the first increase since 2019. Systems with less memory still work, but the experience may suffer.

You’ll need at least 6GB of RAM to run Ubuntu 26.04 LTS comfortably, as the upcoming version of the distro raises its minimum memory requirement for the first time since 2019.

  • morto@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Rising requirements during the current hardware distribution crisis is just an awesome move

    • finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Read the article.

      Raising the recommended RAM requirements is not because the Resolute Raccoon requires more resources than before, not directly – this is not a 2GB RAM jump solely to load the OS and nothing else.

      Rather, it’s more of an honesty bump. Components that make up the distro – the GNOME desktop and extensions, modern web browsers (and the sites we load in them) and the kinds of apps we use (and keep running) whilst multitasking are more demanding.