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minimum_requirements [2013/03/13 03:33] kevinbowenminimum_requirements [2019/05/03 22:26] (current) – removed outdated infos and dead distros, added mx linux and opensuse vinzv
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 ======System Requirements====== ======System Requirements======
  
 +Xfce runs on over [[http://distrowatch.com/search.php?desktop=Xfce|90 UNIX-like distributions]]. Below is a short list of the distributions that use Xfce as their primary, default Desktop Environment (DE) as well as their minimum system requirements for installation. 
  
-[[http://xubuntu.org/getxubuntu/| Xubuntu]]: +**[[https://xubuntu.org/|Xubuntu]]** 
-  * CPU: 500Mhz+ 
-  * RAM: 256MiB+ for Desktop/LiveCD - 512MiB recommended +Xubuntu is a community‑developed, Ubuntu‑based Linux operating system. Its minimum requirements are
-  * Hard drive: 5GB+  * CPU: 1.0Ghz(needs to support PAE) 
 +  * RAM: 512MiB+ for Desktop/LiveCD 
 +  * Hard drive space7.5GB
   * Graphics card and monitor capable of 800x600 resolution   * Graphics card and monitor capable of 800x600 resolution
  
-[[http://luitlinux.sarovar.org/requirements.htmlLuit Linux]] (which uses Xfce) recommends+**[[http://www.kwort.org/?page=SectionViewer&section=documentation&ID=23|Kwort]]** 
-  * CPU: Intel Pentium I + 
-  * RAM: 32 Mb+Kwort is a slackware-based operating system featuring the Xfce4 desktop with Kwort's own Network Manager and kpkg package manager. Its minimum requirements are
 +  * CPU: Processor x86_64 
 +  * RAM: 512 MB (for the installation only. Once installed you only require 128mb of RAM) 
 +  * Disk Space: 1.4GB  
 + 
 +**[[https://mxlinux.org|MX Linux]]**
  
-[[http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=7002|OSNews.com]] in reader comment dated 2005 +MX Linux is a cooperative venture between the antiX and former MEPIS communitiesIt is a midweight OS based on a Debian Stable base and drawing from the core antiX systemIts minimum requirements are:
-  * XFCE - MinimumP133 with 32mb ram +
  
-[[http://www.kwort.org/?page=SectionViewer&section=documentation&ID=23|Kwort]] +  * A CD/DVD drive (and BIOS capable of booting from that drive), or live USB (and BIOS capable of booting from USB) 
-  *Kwort is slackware-based operating system featuring the Xfce4 desktop with Kwort's own Network Manager and kpkg package manager. Its minimum requirements are: +  * A modern i686 Intel or AMD processor 
-     -  Processor: PC i486 or above. +  * 512 MB of RAM memory 
-     - RAM: 16Mb for base system (minimum). 32Mb for desktop (minimum), 64Mb recommended. +  * 5 GB free hard drive space 
-     - Disk Space: 200Mb for base system1.5Gb for full desktop (Openoffice 2.0 included)+  * For use as a LiveUSB4 GB free.
  
-[[Memory footprint]]+**[[https://opensuse.org|openSUSE]]**
  
-The following memory footprint test was obtained on an OpenSuse 11.4 notebook and [[http://www.pixelbeat.org/scripts/ps_mem.py|this script]]+openSUSE is a stable, easy to use and complete multi-purpose Linux distributionIt is aimed towards users and developers working on the desktop or serverTherefore it offers Xfce besides other desktop environmentsopenSUSE is available as fixed release ("Leap") or as rolling release ("Tumbleweed")
-  * Runlevel 3 33 MiB +It's minimum requirements are
-  * Login screen with kdm4 (and no opened session: 115 MiB +  * Pentium 4 1.6 GHz or higher processor (Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or higher or any AMD64 or Intel64 processor recommended
-  * TWM session 80 MiB +  * Main memory1 GB physical RAM (2 GB recommended) 
-  * IceWM session 83 MiB +  * Hard disk3 GB available disk space for a minimal install, 5 GB available for a graphical desktop (more recommended) 
-  * Xfce 4.8 session 133 MiB +  * Sound and graphics cardssupports most modern sound and graphics cards, 800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 or higher recommended) 
-  * KDE 4.6.0 : 280 MiB+  * Booting from DVD drive or USB-Stick for installation, or support for booting over network