Lee DunaUbuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018
GutterRat42How will this affect Linux Mint, and should I make my move to Linux Mint: Debian Edition?
adarzait won’t. ubuntu’s announcement pertains to the extra demands of gnome, their flagship release, and it’s default configuration.
mint doesn’t ship a gnome spin, and cinnamon, mate and xfce are lighter-weight… and mint is not dependent upon snaps, nor is it even configured oob with snap support enabled.