US EditionUbuntu 26.04 LTS Raises Recommended Memory Requirement to 6 GB
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Ubuntu Linux increases minimum RAM requirement to 6GB for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon)
Earlier, Ubuntu LTS RAM requirements had been as low as 1GB, but in 2018, Canonical increased the minimum RAM requirement to 4GB in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver). Now, on 23rd April, the company will release Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon). Ahead of this new long-term support release, Ubuntu has shared the release notes for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. The release notes reveal that the company has once again increased the minimum RAM requirement for…
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, codenamed Resolute Raccoon, brings with it a change in hardware requirements. Canonical is increasing the minimum RAM requirement to 6 GB; for many years, it was 4 GB. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and... Read the article: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS needs more RAM Where you can follow us: Facebook, Reddit, Google News, X, Threads
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Raises Recommended Memory Requirement to 6 GB
Canonical increased the recommended system memory for the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS "Resolute Raccoon" to 6 GB of RAM, a first major change since 2018. According to the release note, the 26.04 LTS now lists 6 GB of RAM as the baseline for a comfortable desktop experience, alongside a 2 GHz dual-core CPU and 25 GB of storage, unchanged from previous generations. This represents a 50% increase over Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, which in 2018 raised the bar to…
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