Documentation x86 64 Specific Beat

x86_64 Specifics for Fedora

This section covers specific information about Fedora and the x86_64 hardware platform.

Hardware requirements for x86_64

In order to use specific features of Fedora 10 during or after installation, you may need to know details of other hardware components such as video and network cards.

Memory requirements for x86_64

• Minimum RAM for text-mode: 256MiB
• Minimum RAM for graphical: 384MiB
• Recommended RAM for graphical: 512MiB

Hard disk space requirements for x86_64

All of the packages from a DVD install can occupy over 9 GB of disk space. The final install size is determined by the installing spin and the packages selected during installation. Additional disk space is required during installation to support the installation environment. The additional disk space corresponds to the size of /Fedora/base/stage2.img plus the size of the files in /var/lib/rpm on the installed system.

In practical terms the additional space requirements may range from as little as 90 MiB for a minimal installation to as much as an additional 175 MiB for a larger installation.

Additional space is also required for any user data and at least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system operation.