Questions tagged [system-requirements]

Questions about what system requirements are needed to run different releases of Ubuntu

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How do I find out which version and derivative of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minimal system requirements?

For a given hardware configuration, how do I find out if Ubuntu will run on it? What considerations should I take into account when choosing an Ubuntu version and flavour such as: Xubuntu with a lighter desktop than the usual Gnome and…
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What are the system requirements for each flavour of Ubuntu Desktop?

I'm thinking about installing Ubuntu Desktop, but I don't know what flavor is the best for my system. What are the minimum and recommended hardware requirements? What kind of CPU? How much memory? Should I have Hardware Acceleration? What flavor…
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What are the minimum system requirements for 12.04 LTS?

Possible Duplicate: What are the system requirements for each flavour of Ubuntu Desktop I have a 2nd generation core i3 processor (2.30 GHz). It was preloaded with 64-bit Windows 7. It ran smoothly with 2 GB RAM. Will Ubuntu 64-bit be the same or…
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What are the minimum system requirements for Lubuntu?

Possible Duplicate: How do I find out which version and derivate of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minmal system requirements? Will Lubuntu work well on a Dell Dimension 4100 with these specifications: CPU: Intel Pentium III Memory:…
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Lubuntu on Virtual Machine: (minimum) disk space requirements?

Minimum system requirements for Xubuntu (...) 5 GB of disk space With Lubuntu, you can use computers with even less memory. I read the above as Xubuntu and Lubuntu both requiring a minimum of 5 GB free disk space. For argument's sake, let's…
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Can I install Ubuntu on a 3.5GB mini PC?

I want to install Ubuntu on a mini PC which has only 3.5GB disk space. Do you have any recommendations?
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How to install and Configure Ubuntu One

I have several Windows, Mac and Linux computers (No servers) and want to install Ubuntu One on them to share and save information. So my question is: In what operating systems can I actually install Ubuntu One? What are the requirements for it? How…
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What's the minimum disk space requirement for Ubuntu Server?

This page suggests that 1 GB is sufficient, but when I tried installing it on a VM with a 1 GB virtual hard disk, I received a "Failed to partition the selected disk" error indicating that the disk was too small. Increasing the disk to 5 GB solved…
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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Minimal requirements (special)

Possible Duplicate: How do I find out which version and derivate of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minmal system requirements? I have a PC with 512MB of RAM, an Intel Pentium 4 processor(2GHz), SiS 651 video card(32MB) and a SiS…
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What are the requirements to have unity 3D running/available

What are the hardware requirements to have so that Unity 3D will be available and work when starting Ubuntu.
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What are the system requirements for Gnome 3?

I have Lucid running pretty stable out of box on my dual core 3.0Ghz Pentium with 1GB of ram, so would it be pushing it to throw Gnome 3 on there?
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Lubuntu vs. Xubuntu for development

I've recently started to lose interest on having my work environment as Windows 10 for development in general. The continuous updates and programs which Windows somehow starts without my order is ridiculous, and since the latest Windows 10 update…
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What are the minimum system requirements for Ubuntu Snappy Core?

What are the minimum system requirements for Ubuntu Snappy Core?
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Which Version of Ubuntu is arm build?

I'm considering to use Ubuntu for a platform of our company's development effort of the main control unit in our country's national road VMS(Variable Message Sign) system. In relation to that, I want to know the embedded version of Ubuntu. Our…
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Can Unity run smoothly on an HP Mini 210-1000

I own an HP Mini 210-1000, and I am aware that it meets the system requirements for the Unity shell. My concern is that, with my previous unfortunate experience with the 10.10 UNE version of Unity, my netbook won't be able to smoothly run Unity. My…
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