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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

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

www.tomshardware.com

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

www.tomshardware.com

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

Not the best timing due to the RAMpocalypse, but there are leaner distros like Lubuntu available if you need them.

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Assuming around USD $220 for a 16GB kit of DDR5, it now costs $27.50 more to run Ubuntu.

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