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Does Ubuntu Now Require More RAM Than Windows 11?

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"Canonical is no longer pretending that 4GB is enough," writes the blog How-to-Geek, noting Ubuntu 26.04 LTS "raises the baseline memory to 6GB, alongside a 2GHz dual-core processor, and 25GB of storage..." Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) set the floor at 1GB — a modest ask when it launched mo...

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All set up on Linux to be the replacement of Windows 11, for well-known reasons. Ubuntu is usually the choice, but it can change very soon. The next version, 26.04 LTS...

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Ubuntu, one of the most popular Linux systems in the world, has just overtaken Windows 11 in a rather unexpected, even infamous, category. Ubuntu's hardware requirements have increased so much that they are now higher than Microsoft's system. Ubuntu's hardware requirements have surpassed Windows 11. Let's be honest: Ubuntu has never topped any "Linux with the lowest hardware requirements" list. However, the current situation will leave many open…

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Does Ubuntu Now Require More RAM Than Windows 11?

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