I'm thinking of upgrading my laptop memory from 8gb ram to 16gb but I first would like to research how Ubuntu will handle it.

I already know that my laptop definitely supports adding more ram.

1. If I just insert more ram will I have to change anything in the OS or will it work/recognize it right away?


2. Will Ubuntu behave properly once I insert more ram (like will there possibly be errors or something that breaks my system or something)? Will it use all the ram (properly)?

My hope is that the addition will work right away (I'll shut it down while inserting it of course) but first I'd like to how l know how Ubuntu will act.