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A popular Linux distro now has higher system hardware requirements than Windows 11 (www.neowin.net)
submitted 1 week ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/linux@programming.dev
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[โ€“] who@feddit.org 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

| Category | Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | Windows 11 | |

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| | Processor (CPU) | Dual-core 2 GHz or faster processor | 1 GHz or faster, 2+ cores | | Memory (RAM) | 6 GB minimum | 4 GB minimum | | Storage | 25 GB free disk space | 64 GB or larger storage device | | Architecture | 64-bit only | 64-bit only | | Security Hardware | No TPM requirement | TPM 2.0 required |

That laughably understates the RAM required for Windows to be useful.

[โ€“] hornedfiend@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

if you run Windows 11 on 4GB ram, it's just to stare at a UI. The ms you click anything, it crashes.