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Ubuntu now requires more RAM than Windows 11 (www.howtogeek.com)

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[–] sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Linux's advantage is slowly shrinking

Should've been: Ubuntu's advantage is slowly shrinking

This article is talking as if Ubuntu is the only Linux distro out there

[–] jjagaimo@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Tbf windows will run like crap on the recommended minimum; Ubuntu is just reflecting the real world requirements, particularly for browsers. Also ubuntu isn't the only distribution and there are tons of way lower RAM use distributions and software. Linux =/= Ubuntu

[–] fizzbang@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Debian + cinnamon or mate. Why bother with Ubuntu at all?