Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoUbuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square202linkfedilinkarrow-up1580arrow-down115
arrow-up1565arrow-down1external-linkUbuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018www.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square202linkfedilink
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·2 months agoWhy would 2026 Ubuntu need 6x the RAM that 2018 Ubuntu needs? Just how much bloat are they bloating, here?
minus-squareVoroxpete@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoThey’re basically saying “Our software doesn’t need more RAM, but most of what you run on it does, so this is a more realistic expectation for what will make for a good experience.”
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoBecause websites and browsers have gotten way more bloated. If you don’t need a web browser, you can get by with a lot less RAM.
minus-squaresquaresinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoAnd the default DE is a JS app that runs in a webview. You know, the same tech stack we make fun of the Win11 start menu for, but for the whole DE.
minus-squarePommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoSnaps need that to be snappy.
minus-squareFalschgeldFurkan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIt snaps off your ram sticks
minus-squaremichaelmrose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThey use a lot more disk do they actually use meaningfully more ram? Other than obviously inherently bloated web tech stuff?
minus-squareFalschgeldFurkan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI don’t think so, but to be fair, I’m not using Ubuntu so I can’t tell you first-hand
Why would 2026 Ubuntu need 6x the RAM that 2018 Ubuntu needs?
Just how much bloat are they bloating, here?
They’re basically saying “Our software doesn’t need more RAM, but most of what you run on it does, so this is a more realistic expectation for what will make for a good experience.”
Because websites and browsers have gotten way more bloated. If you don’t need a web browser, you can get by with a lot less RAM.
And the default DE is a JS app that runs in a webview. You know, the same tech stack we make fun of the Win11 start menu for, but for the whole DE.
Snaps need that to be snappy.
It snaps off your ram sticks
They use a lot more disk do they actually use meaningfully more ram? Other than obviously inherently bloated web tech stuff?
I don’t think so, but to be fair, I’m not using Ubuntu so I can’t tell you first-hand