Mastodawn

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

Lemmy

Why would 2026 Ubuntu need 6x the RAM that 2018 Ubuntu needs?

Just how much bloat are they bloating, here?

Because websites and browsers have gotten way more bloated. If you don’t need a web browser, you can get by with a lot less RAM.

And the default DE is a JS app that runs in a webview. You know, the same tech stack we make fun of the Win11 start menu for, but for the whole DE.