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My current laptop configuration is as below: Memory - 1.9Gib Processor - Intel Pentium(R) cpu A1018@2.10Ghz x 2 Graphics -:Intel Ivy bridge Mobile x86/MMX/SSE2 Disk - 245 GB

When I increase my ram memory to additional 2GB a sum of 4GB ram does it sufficient to run Ubuntu 20.04 LTS latest OS?

Archisman Panigrahi
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    The RAM is the bottleneck. According to this link, the recommended RAM is at least 4 GB for the standard Ubuntu desktop. Check out my other answer for alternatives when you have 2 GB RAM. https://askubuntu.com/a/1335263/124466 – Archisman Panigrahi Jun 03 '21 at 04:33
  • Yes, if you increase RAM to 4 GB then Ubuntu would run quite smoothly. But check out the alternative flavors (in the link I posted), which all consume less RAM than Ubuntu. – Archisman Panigrahi Jun 03 '21 at 04:36
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    I test Lubuntu & other flavors using devices with as little as 2GB of RAM... I still use 1GB devices on occasion, so yes you can run software, but you need to work differently (ie. consider your resources & what applications you use, esp. at the same time) to boxes that have more RAM. I'd suggest a lighter flavor, but note 20.04 won't be the latest; 20.04 = 2020-April which was 3 releases ago! Your answer depends on what you want to, and details you've not provided. Yes it may run, may well run, may run slow, other choices maybe better - depends on how you'll use it. – guiverc Jun 03 '21 at 05:17
  • According to ark.intel.com this CPU supports upto 32Gb of RAM. So you can really install additional 8 Gb stick to have 10 Gb of RAM. For sure check your laptop model and its support page. GNOME Shell is to heavy for this CPU, so you can install any Ubuntu variant like Lubuntu, MATE or Xfce. – N0rbert Jun 03 '21 at 05:39
  • @N0rbert The answers of that question are outdated. No information about 20.04 or 21.04 – Archisman Panigrahi Jun 03 '21 at 06:04
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    What differences has 20.04 & 21.04 have @ArchismanPanigrahi, the last major minimum specification change was made for 17.10 or the re-introduction of GNOME on Ubuntu Desktop (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements). Some desktops/flavors no longer provide minimums (eg. Lubuntu hasn't since the 18.04/LXDE days; Xubuntu likewise doesn't... etc) but no change was made since 2019 (excluding of removal of no-longer supported details) – guiverc Jun 03 '21 at 06:22
  • Thank you, @Archisman Panigrahi, guiverc, N0rbert, karel – sivasdpi Jun 03 '21 at 09:43

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