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SparkyLinux is designed for both old and new computers, and small single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi. Sparky can be installed on both 32 and 64 bit machines with either a BIOS or a UEFI equipped motherboard.

The minimum requirements to install Sparky:

• CPU:
  • i686 (32bit) or amd64 (64bit) Pentium 4, or AMD Athlon

• RAM memory:
  • 128 MB – CLI Edition
  • 256 MB – LXDE, LXQt, Openbox
  • 512 MB – Xfce

• SWAP partition:
  • 512 MB or larger

• Hard Drive or USB Flash Drive:
  • 2 GB (CLI edition)
  • 10 GB (“Home” editions)
  • 20 GB (GameOver/Multimedia)

• Optical drive (CD/DVD) or USB port with USB Flash Drive

The default Sparky Installer, (Calamares), requires a minimum of 1GB of RAM.

If your machine has less than 1GB of RAM, please use Sparky Advanced Installer instead.