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<H2><A NAME=SECTION00382000000000000000>1.8.2 Memory requirements</A></H2>
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Linux requires very little memory to run compared to other advanced
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operating systems. You should have at the very least 2 megabytes of RAM;
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however, it is strongly suggested that you have 4 megabytes. The more
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memory you have, the faster the system will run.
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Linux can support the full
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32-bit address range of the 386/486; in other words, it will utilize
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all of your RAM automatically.
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Linux will run happily with only 4 megabytes of RAM, including all of
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the bells and whistles such as X Windows, Emacs, and so on. However,
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having more memory is almost as important as having a faster processor.
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8 megabytes is more than enough for personal use; 16 megabytes or more
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may be needed if you are expecting a heavy user load on the system.
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Most Linux users allocate a portion of their hard drive as swap space,
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which is used as virtual RAM. Even if you have a great deal of physical
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RAM in your machine, you may wish to use swap space. While swap space is
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no replacement for actual physical RAM, it can allow your system to run
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larger applications by swapping out inactive portions of code to disk.
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The amount of swap space that you should allocate depends on several
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factors; we'll come back to this question in
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Section <A HREF="node68.html#secinstallswap">2.2.3</A>.
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<P><ADDRESS>
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<I>Matt Welsh <BR>
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mdw@sunsite.unc.edu</I>
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