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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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[-] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago

They’re raising it because of RAM needs of browsers and GNOME.

If you’re a shell nerd like me, you’ll still be fine running it on a potato.

[-] XLE@piefed.social 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's an illuminating experience to go to a store with Apple computers with 8GB of RAM on display, and browse to a RAM-heavy unoptimized website like YouTube or even Reddit now.

Open a few tabs.
Open a dozen.
You'd be surprised what a decently coded OS can pull off without compromising on the visuals.

[-] M137@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

This is something people who call themselves tech nerds often don't understand, they only seem understand "bigger number better!". I have a vastly more enjoyable experience with a Mac than most Windows machines, (for many reasons, but most importantly for what you said).

[-] unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Bigger is always better. For hardware.

On the other hand, less is always more for software.

[-] jeffep@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

A full potato? Lol, when I was young I had nothing but a french fry, scavenged from a McDonald's bin.

[-] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

You had McDonalds? That was just a farm in my day. Eee-eye-eee-eye-oh!

[-] jeffep@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Nah, my village just had the bin

[-] EatMyPixelDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago

I always thought Gnome 3 was bloated.

[-] greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo 1 points 2 months ago

Gnome 3 was a fad anyway

[-] EatMyPixelDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

I switched to Mate for a while at the time, but then realised I liked XFCE even more.

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