Ubuntu’s newest model now wants extra RAM than Home windows 11
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In abstract:
- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS now requires 6 GB of RAM and a dual-core 2GHz processor, exceeding Home windows 11’s 4 GB RAM requirement.
- PCWorld highlights this shift challenges Ubuntu’s fame as a light-weight different for older computer systems and weaker machines.
- Customers with restricted {hardware} may have to think about different Linux distributions like Fedora, Zorin OS, or Nobara as an alternative.
In order for you a contemporary working system on an older laptop, the final advice has lengthy been to exchange Home windows with some model of Linux. And with Ubuntu being probably the most fashionable distros, many have turned that manner through the years.
However that is probably not the highest advice going ahead, particularly for weaker machines. Neowin factors out that the most recent model of Ubuntu now has increased system necessities than Home windows 11.
To put in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, you’ll want a pc with at minimal a dual-core 2GHz processor and at the least 6 GB of RAM. By comparability, Home windows 11’s minimal requirement nonetheless sits at a dual-core 1GHz processor and at the least 4 GB of RAM. (That mentioned, we suggest at least 8 GB of RAM for Home windows 11, extra in case you can swing it.)
In the meantime, Home windows 11 nonetheless requires {hardware} with TPM 2.0 safety and at the least 64 GB of cupboard space, whereas Ubuntu 26.04 LTS has no TPM requirement and solely wants 25 GB of cupboard space.
Going ahead, in order for you a light-weight Linux-based working system for a weaker PC, you would possibly need to take a look at slimmer distros resembling Fedora, Zorin OS, or Nobara.
This text initially appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.
