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minimum_system_requirements [2015/11/15 23:16] pavroominimum_system_requirements [2020/01/04 16:03] 8bit
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 ===== Minimum system requirements ===== ===== Minimum system requirements =====
  
-SparkyLinux is designed for old and new machines (32 and 64 bit).+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.
  
-Sparky supports and can be installed on 32 and 64 machines with BIOS or UEFI motherboard.+The minimum requirements to install Sparky:
  
-Sparky 3.x supports 64 bit machines with UEFI, and started from version 4.x supports 32 bit machines with UEFI as well.+  * CPU: 
 +    *  i686 (32bit) or amd64 (64bit) Pentium 4, or AMD Athlon
  
-The minimum requirements to install Sparky: 
-  * CPU i586 / amd64 
   * RAM memory:   * RAM memory:
-     * 256 MB – LXDE, e17, Openbox, JWM, GameOver 
-     * 512 MB – MATE, Xfce 
-     * 768 MB - KDE 
      * 128 MB – CLI Edition      * 128 MB – CLI Edition
-   * 512 MB SWAP partition or bigger +     * 256 MB – LXDE, LXQt, Openbox 
-   * Hard or USB drive: +     * 512 MB – Xfce 
-     * 5 GB – 10 GB recommended (all editions) + 
-     * 15 GB – 30 GB recommended (GameOver)+  * SWAP partition
 +    * 512 MB or larger 
 + 
 +  * Hard Drive or USB Flash Drive:
      * 2 GB (CLI edition)      * 2 GB (CLI edition)
-   an optical drive (CD/DVD) or USB port+     10 GB ("Home" editions) 
 +     * 20 GB (GameOver/Multimedia) 
 + 
 +   * Optical drive (CD/DVD) or USB port with USB Flash Drive 
 + 
 +The default  [[calamares|Sparky Installer]], (Calamares), requires a minimum of 1GB of RAM. 
 + 
 +If your machine has less than 1GB of RAM, please use [[advanced_installer|Sparky Advanced Installer]] instead. 
 +  
  
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minimum_system_requirements.txt · Last modified: 2021/05/04 15:24 by 127.0.0.1