Mastodawn

Ubuntu now has higher system hardware requirements than Windows 11

https://documentation.ubuntu.com/release-notes/26.04/

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release notes

23 April 2026 These release notes cover new features and changes in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon). Support lifespan: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is designated as a long-term support release. This means ...

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winstonwinston

"Enterprise Linux 10" based distros by comparison cut out support for a lot of what they consider legacy hardware in current versions. Namely CPU must support x86-64-v3 which means AVX/AVX2 capable CPU only, whereas Windows (Server 2025) is supported, probably FreeBSD as well.