Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements, but experts are calling it an 'honesty bump'
Increasing RAM requirements from 4GB to 6GB isn't a big ask, especially for better performance, but ongoing RAM shortages make the timing less ideal.
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Ubuntu now requires more RAM than Windows 11
Your old PC might finally feel it due to a subtle shift in how computing has evolved.
Canonical has posted a new set of system requirements for the release of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, otherwise known as Resolute Raccoon, and they are now higher than what Microsoft recommends for Windows 11.
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Ubuntu 26.04 now needs more RAM than Windows 11, which says more about Microsoft than Canonical
There's more under the surface.
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