bit_user I wonder if that's just a x86 thing, because Ubuntu supports Raspberry Pi and it'd be too draconian to drop support for everything with less than 8 GB. As of 25.10, it still supported models with 4 GB: https://ubuntu.com/download/raspberry-pi Not sure where to find the Pi requirements for the 26.04 beta. Reply
ezst036 On paper, that makes Ubuntu more of a RAM hog than Windows. I would be curious to see a fresh install of the two, and then screenshots of the running task managers to compare. I bet Windows still tops. This is very bizarre. Reply
bit_user ezst036 said: On paper, that makes Ubuntu more of a RAM hog than Windows. I would be curious to see a fresh install of the two, and then screenshots of the running task managers to compare. I bet Windows still tops. I have a "server" machine running Kubuntu 24.04, which is just Ubuntu with the desktop environment defaulted to KDE. It's been up had a GUI login session running for a couple weeks and currently using 2215 MB (with 32 GB installed). Importantly, that's without any web browsers running. I'll update it to 26.04, pretty soon after it's official. I'll come back and post what it's using, then. Reply
usertests ezst036 said: This is very bizarre. It's relatively easy to get to 8 GB of RAM. Most entry-level PCs have that, used PCs can still have that under $100. 16 GB may still be available around $100. If you're using a device stuck at 4 GB, you should consider a more lightweight distro. At 2 GB, you probably want a non-desktop distro like Batocera. Reply
salgado18 Ubuntu experts at OMG Ubuntu characterize the latest revision in RAM specs as “an honesty bump.” In other words, the core OS isn’t really more demanding on system resources this time around, but Canonical recognizes that with the latest Gnome desktop, modern web browsers, and typical multitasking workflows, users should look at a minimum of 6GB of RAM. Wait, isn't this the purpose of minimum and recommended requirements? If it runs on 2GB, that should be the minimum. Unless that minimum also goes for system vendors, who now can't sell machines with less RAM and have users complain that Ubuntu is slow. Reply
usertests salgado18 said: Wait, isn't this the purpose of minimum and recommended requirements? If it runs on 2GB, that should be the minimum. Unless that minimum also goes for system vendors, who now can't sell machines with less RAM and have users complain that Ubuntu is slow. Recommended Minimum vs. Minimum Minimum 😎 Reply
Jame5 bit_user said: I have a "server" machine running Kubuntu 24.04, which is just Ubuntu with the desktop environment defaulted to KDE. It's been up had a GUI login session running for a couple weeks and currently using 2215 MB (with 32 GB installed). Importantly, that's without any web browsers running. I'll update it to 26.04, pretty soon after it's official. I'll come back and post what it's using, then. Honestly as long as the cli-only system requirements don't radically increase costing us extra in a cloud environment, I'm fine with it. Sure, I will likely be trying a 26.04 GUI variant on an old laptop here once it officially launches, but my day-to-day work uses Ubuntu as our server OS of choice. That's where I care about minimum required spec bumps causing additional costs to us. Reply
Stomx Looks like Canonical finally started doing something with Desktop Ubuntu. Few years ago people were heavily abandoning it and some bloggers even pronounced it dead. Server part was not causing any concerns. Clearly with 1 or 4GB it is hard to be very advanced, fast and sleek when even cellphones having 12 and some 24. My colleagues installed Ubuntu on their beefy moderm computer/workstation for simulations 3 months ago and in parallel they are using desktop, browsers and install many apps. Before I'd expect its OS to be dead in 3 months more, agree here with Chris Titus, will see what's changed today Reply
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