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In abstract:
- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS now requires 6 GB of RAM and a dual-core 2GHz processor, exceeding Home windows 11’s 4 GB RAM requirement.
- PCWorld highlights this shift challenges Ubuntu’s status as a light-weight various for older computer systems and weaker machines.
- Customers with restricted {hardware} may have to contemplate various Linux distributions like Fedora, Zorin OS, or Nobara as an alternative.
If you would like a contemporary working system on an older pc, the final suggestion has lengthy been to exchange Home windows with some model of Linux. And with Ubuntu being one of the crucial widespread distros, many have turned that approach over time.
However that is probably not the highest suggestion going ahead, particularly for weaker machines. Neowin factors out that the most recent model of Ubuntu now has greater system necessities than Home windows 11.
To put in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, you’ll want a pc with at minimal a dual-core 2GHz processor and at the least 6 GB of RAM. By comparability, Home windows 11’s minimal requirement nonetheless sits at a dual-core 1GHz processor and at the least 4 GB of RAM. (That mentioned, we suggest at least 8 GB of RAM for Home windows 11, extra should you can swing it.)
In the meantime, Home windows 11 nonetheless requires {hardware} with TPM 2.0 safety and at the least 64 GB of cupboard space, whereas Ubuntu 26.04 LTS has no TPM requirement and solely wants 25 GB of cupboard space.
Going ahead, if you need a light-weight Linux-based working system for a weaker PC, you would possibly wish to take a look at slimmer distros comparable to Fedora, Zorin OS, or Nobara.
This text initially appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.
