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For simplicity's sake, I'll stick to currently supported Linux distros and versions of Windows. None of these are the "optimal" requirements, but rather the "minimum recommended."
133 Mhz Pentium (or compatible) processor
32 MB of RAM
2 GB hard drive with 650 MB free.
VGA video card
Keyboard
CD / DVD-ROM drive
233 Mhz Pentium (or compatible) processor
64 MB of RAM
Hard drive with at least 1.5 GB free
Keyboard & mouse
Video card with SVGA resolution.
CD / DVD-ROM drive
800 Mhz Pentium III (or compatible) processor
512 MB of RAM.
20 GB hard drive
Keyboard & mouse
VESA-compliant video card
DVD drive.
486DX-66 processor
16 MB RAM
50 MB of free space on hard drive (can be run straight from a CD)
Keyboard / mouse
VGA monitor
486 processor
48 MB / 64 MB - command line only *
64 MB - with desktop
1 GB / 5 GB hard drive - without / with desktop
VGA video card (for desktop)
keyboard (mouse needed for desktop)
Installation medium - install can be performed over network, with boot floppies and internet connection, or CD drive
*64 MB is the charted minimum. 48 MB is mentioned in the paragraph explaining that the estimates recommendations are conservative
300 Mhz processor
64 MB of RAM
4 GB free hard drive space
CD / DVD drive
VGA card
keyboard / mouse
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoThis is actually a very complex question. "Linux" is not a single operating system. Nor does it exist at a single point in time: we could look at the system requirements for a typical Linux system in 1997, for instance.
For modern distros, the current minimum is about 50 MB of hard drive space and 16 MB of RAM, for a system with a graphical user interface. You could probably cut it down to about 8 if you lose the GUI. Embedded Linux system have been known to run with as little as 2 MB of RAM.
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