Ubuntu 26.04 LTS requires a dual-core 2GHz CPU and 6GB RAM, which is more than Windows 11's 1GHz and 4GB minimums.

Your old PC might finally feel it due to a subtle shift in how computing has evolved.

Canonical has posted a new set of system requirements for the release of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, otherwise known as Resolute Raccoon, and they are now higher than what Microsoft recommends for Windows 11.

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