Memory Requirements
Mostly kicked off by this post (Dead, now wayback machine)
OS | Required / Realistic |
Ubuntu (full Gnome) | 384 MB / 512 MB |
Xubuntu | 192 MB / 256 MB |
Windows XP | 64 MB / 128 MB |
Windows Vista Home Basic | 512 MB |
Windows Vista (Other) | 1 GB |
Windows 7 32 bit | 1 GB |
Windows 7 64 bit | 2 GB |
How hard would it be to reduce Ubuntu's memory usage from 9.10 to 10.04 by just 64 MB (oh, and does anyone want to make this an official goal for 10.04)?
I have knowledge of at least one school district where the majority of computers have only 128 MB of RAM. They are running XP and want to switch to Linux, but it was simply not an option due to memory. (And no if they don't have a big IT budget, read: no budget for LTSP)
Win 7 requirements http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/system-requirements.aspx Win xp requirements http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314865 Ubuntu requirements https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements Win Vista requirements http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/get/system-requirements.aspx