Lee Duna3d ago

Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018

https://lemmy.nz/post/36064042

Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018 - Lemmy NZ

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Show threadabacabadabacaba3d ago

Wow, it needs more RAM than Windows!

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Show threadmogoh
OK, but oppose to Windows, you can run Ubuntu 24 until 2029. I don’t think many will use a 4 GB notebook (as a notebook and not as a Debian server) beyond that time.
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Show threadatomicbocks3d ago
Last time i checked they still sell a RPi with less than 4GB of ram.
Show threadchocrates3d ago
Ubuntu (at least the default wm) runs like shit on rpi. I use Ubuntu everywhere but for small machines I typically find something specific for it.
Show threadatomicbocks3d ago
Sure, but my point was more they still currently sell devices with less than 4GB of RAM so it seems reasonable to foresee people still using them in 2 1/2 years.
Show threadOwOarchist3d ago
I’m using my 2016 Chromebook with 2GB until it literally dies. (Sucker has 16+ hours of battery life, pretty nice, actually!)