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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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[–] 121 points 6 months ago (14 children)

They’re raising it because of RAM needs of browsers and GNOME.

If you’re a shell nerd like me, you’ll still be fine running it on a potato.

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  • [–] 25 points 6 months ago* (6 children)

    It's an illuminating experience to go to a store with Apple computers with 8GB of RAM on display, and browse to a RAM-heavy unoptimized website like YouTube or even Reddit now.

    Open a few tabs.
    Open a dozen.
    You'd be surprised what a decently coded OS can pull off without compromising on the visuals.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    This is something people who call themselves tech nerds often don't understand, they only seem understand "bigger number better!". I have a vastly more enjoyable experience with a Mac than most Windows machines, (for many reasons, but most importantly for what you said).

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    I used to believe this too, and unfortunately my experience on Linux kind of backed this up. I assumed that it would always be features = resource usage. XFCE is light because it's missing things. GNOME is heavy because it has good window management and keyboard shortcuts. Windows 10 is heavy for the same reasons as GNOME.

    The trueism kind of works if nothing else changes, but in this case, there's no reason the codebase between Windows, Linux, and Mac would be the same.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I always thought Gnome 3 was bloated.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    A full potato? Lol, when I was young I had nothing but a french fry, scavenged from a McDonald's bin.

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