How Much Ram Do You Need to Run Linux?
Contents Windows 10 Requires 2 Gb of Ram, but Microsoft Recommends You Have at Least 4 Gb. Let’s Compare This to Ubuntu, the Most Well-Known Version of Linux...
Windows 10 requires 2 GB of RAM, but Microsoft recommends you have at least 4 GB. Let’s compare this to Ubuntu, the most well-known version of Linux for desktops and laptops. Canonical, Ubuntu’s developer, recommends 2 GB of RAM.
Can I run Linux on 4 GB RAM?
In short: a lot of memory lets you do everything in your browser or use electron apps (and other absurdly inefficient solutions) which makes you more compatible with the rest of our non ideal world, *particularly* when using Linux. So 4GB is definitely not enough.
Is 8 GB RAM enough for Linux?
For most normal usage, 8GB of ram is plenty for Mint. If you are running VM, edit video or other ram intensive applications then more would help. As far as mismatching ram goes, my experience is as long as the slower ram stick is in ram slot0 you should be fine (ram timing is set by ram in slot0).
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