8GB was barely enough 10 years ago. That's when I switched to Arch+KDE. Then KDE started using more. memory.
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The question I have is whether Javascript will ever become faster, and not be a security vulnerability.
If it was sandboxed maybe it could use a lower level language like Golang or Julia, something still easy but far faster?
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In post PC ownership cyberpunk dystopia well all be running slack
I would be but I misplaced the “a1” disk.
In this economy?
Please everyone read or at least skim articles before posting. The article literally says, that it's "an honest bump" to allow typical usage like web browsing and multitasking.
Ubuntu experts at OMG Ubuntu characterize the latest revision in RAM specs as “an honesty bump.” In other words, the core OS isn’t really more demanding on system resources this time around, but Canonical recognizes that with the latest Gnome desktop, modern web browsers, and typical multitasking workflows, users should look at a minimum of 6GB of RAM.
latest Gnome desktop, modern web browsers, and typical multitasking workflows
so use a lighter-weight de (xfce, lxqt, budgie), and don't go crazy with brower tabs or open applications, and you'll be ok.. like you're probably already doing now if you've got a 'marginal' pc.
Web browsing is the real murder here.. and i dont want to know how much memory is solely spent on ads
The week after GDPR went into effect was amazing. Almost nobody was ready, so they just turned off all their ads and tracking for European IPs while they figured it out. Pages loaded pretty much instantly.
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Please everyone read or at least skim articles before posting.
NEVER!
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But that requires actually READING 😖 /j
Downvoted, textwall!
/j
Tldr pls?
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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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So basically the system requirements of Chrome.
I don't immediately hate it. It's been a while since any laptops/prebuilds shipped with less than 8 GB, and there's distros out there far better suited to running on low power or legacy hardware.
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