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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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[–] mogoh@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

OK, but oppose to Windows, you can run Ubuntu 24 until 2029. I don't think many will use a 4 GB notebook (as a notebook and not as a Debian server) beyond that time.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'm using my 2016 Chromebook with 2GB until it literally dies. (Sucker has 16+ hours of battery life. Pretty nice, actually!)

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Last time i checked they still sell a RPi with less than 4GB of ram.

[–] chocrates@piefed.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ubuntu (at least the default wm) runs like shit on rpi. I use Ubuntu everywhere but for small machines I typically find something specific for it.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Sure, but my point was more they still currently sell devices with less than 4GB of RAM so it seems reasonable to foresee people still using them in 2 1/2 years.