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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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[–] XLE@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Really unfortunate seeing GNOME is part of the problem here. Linux desktop environments shouldn't need to be tied to large RAM requirements, never mind increasing ones, for basic functionality. For example, the Start menu key was introduced by Microsoft in Windows 95, but this toggle still isn't available in most "light" desktop environments like XFCE.

The MacBook Neo, of all things, is chomping at the heels of the idea that pretty, feature-rich OSes need a lot of hardware to function.

[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

If you don't like GNOME, Ubuntu officially supports other, less resource-intensive DEs, like Lubuntu, Kubuntu or Xubuntu

[–] XLE@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

I would prefer something that's light without compromising on things that Microsoft figured out in the 90s and 2000s, and things that modern Apple computers can pull off now.

Apparently GNOME in particular is having a rough time in general, if other articles from ~~the same website~~ omgubuntu are an indicator, but this seems to be a wider trend in desktop environments

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Gnome is Javascript that runs in a webview. It's the same technology stack that we make fun of with the Win11 start menu.

It's shit technology. No wonder it requires so much RAM.

[–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you actually feel like Windows or Mac are more responsive with the same RAM?

[–] XLE@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

For Macs with 8GB RAM? Yes.

For Windows? It's way worse in my experience, even with debloat scripts, without opening a single thing.

[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

GNOME isn't exactly light, is it? And there's still a few more variants.

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