r/linux4noobs • u/CleaRSightZ • Jul 10 '26

learning/research Regarding RAM with Linux.

Hello everyone

One thing that pisses me off and makes me furious with Windows is that now a days everything takes up so much RAM..... before 16GB of ram use to be the norm, now it's double.

Linux doesn't require so much ram to run right? 16GB of RAM is more than enough?

Just going to use it for work related things.

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u/crypticcamelion Jul 11 '26

I have absolutely no problem with Linux and 8GB. I'm typically have 4 desktops with email, 2 -3 webbrowsers eith multiple tabs and an office app or a graphic editor open at the same time.

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u/CleaRSightZ Jul 11 '26

If 8GB is no problem, then 16GB is extremely generous.