<![CDATA[Ubuntu 26.04 LTS raises its desktop minimum RAM to 6 GB, up from 4 GB in 24.04, while Windows 11 still lists 4 GB.]]>Ubuntu 26.04 LTS raises its desktop minimum RAM to 6 GB, up from 4 GB in 24.04, while Windows 11 still lists 4 GB. Canonical’s update reflects practical memory needs under GNOME, whereas Windows’ TPM requirement implies most systems already exceed the minimum 💻

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-26-04-minimum-ram-requirement/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/435b2366-e677-479f-8c50-3b46d875f115/ubuntu-26.04-lts-raises-its-desktop-minimum-ram-to-6-gb-up-from-4-gb-in-24.04-while-windows-11-still-lists-4-gb.RSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 02:40:05 GMTWed, 01 Apr 2026 07:50:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS raises its desktop minimum RAM to 6 GB, up from 4 GB in 24.04, while Windows 11 still lists 4 GB. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:13:34 GMT]]>@knoppix95 it's true if you have modern NVme storage and 16 GiB or more of modern RAM all desktops seem silky smooth.

I've done a lot of recycling and still use boxes with HDD, older dual core CPUs and under 8 GiB of RAM. KDE works but is slow to start, and it helps to turn some of the bling off. As you go to 2 GiB then LXQt is the way to go.

I just can't get on with GNOME, everything is in the wrong place and it feels so ugly. It is 100% a personal choice based on my experiences obviously.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/drajt/statuses/116328681610345653https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/drajt/statuses/116328681610345653Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:13:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS raises its desktop minimum RAM to 6 GB, up from 4 GB in 24.04, while Windows 11 still lists 4 GB. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:41:19 GMT]]>@drajt That's the minimum to let W11 boot 😂 anyway, luckily I'm not short in RAM and GNOME feels like butter to me, but I get your point

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/knoppix95/statuses/116328554773926991https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/knoppix95/statuses/116328554773926991Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:41:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS raises its desktop minimum RAM to 6 GB, up from 4 GB in 24.04, while Windows 11 still lists 4 GB. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:39:48 GMT]]>@knoppix95 I've always found Ubuntu to be slower and more resource hungry than Debian, and GNOME always seems to be a greedy pig, so Canonical are probably being honest.

Microsoft are living in La-La land with their minimum...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/drajt/statuses/116328548857597742https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/drajt/statuses/116328548857597742Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:39:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS raises its desktop minimum RAM to 6 GB, up from 4 GB in 24.04, while Windows 11 still lists 4 GB. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:34:25 GMT]]>@drajt I get your point but we're talking about minimum requirements Canonical/MS suggest

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/knoppix95/statuses/116328527632301527https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/knoppix95/statuses/116328527632301527Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:34:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS raises its desktop minimum RAM to 6 GB, up from 4 GB in 24.04, while Windows 11 still lists 4 GB. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:32:02 GMT]]>@knoppix95 4 GiB is fine for Debian, even KDE runs okay, though personally I'd say 8 GiB is the real minimum for full-fat desktop.

Windows 11 barely moves with 8 GiB, 16 GiB is the sane minimum to get it to move sensibly and feel responsive.

Can't comment on GNOME as I avoid it like the plague.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/drajt/statuses/116328518280739727https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/drajt/statuses/116328518280739727Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:32:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS raises its desktop minimum RAM to 6 GB, up from 4 GB in 24.04, while Windows 11 still lists 4 GB. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:52:54 GMT]]>@knoppix95

Sort of defeats the purpose of Linux - and the .iso is large too.

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