{"wikiid":13445,"langid":"en","namespace":"CATEGORY","title":"Ubuntu Linux","revisionid":1268021,"contents_raw":"== Background and Identification ==\n\n== System Requirements ==\n\n=== Ask Ubuntu ===\n\n[link|http:\/\/askubuntu.com\/questions\/333795\/what-are-the-system-requirements-for-each-flavour-of-ubuntu-desktop|Source]\n\n***''Note: The higher then usual requirements for Ubuntu make this distro a poor choice for older or low-end hardware.''*** This distro only runs well on midrange and high-end systems made in the last 5 years.\n\n***''Recommended''***\n\n* RAM: 1GB\n* Processor: Dual Core processor\n* Hard Drive: 10GB\n* Graphics: OpenGL 1.4 support; AMD\/nVidia GPUs released within the past 5 years.\n\n=== Ubuntu website ===\n\n* 2 GHz dual-core processor or better\n* 2 GB system memory\n* 25 GB of free hard drive space\n* Either a DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media\n* Internet access is helpful\n\n== Links ==\n\n[link|https:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/|Ubuntu home page]\n\n[link|https:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/download\/desktop|Download Ubuntu]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background and Identification"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"System Requirements"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Ask Ubuntu"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"http:\/\/askubuntu.com\/questions\/333795\/what-are-the-system-requirements-for-each-flavour-of-ubuntu-desktop","target":false}}],"text":"Source"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Note: The higher then usual requirements for Ubuntu make this distro a poor choice for older or low-end hardware.","marks":[{"type":"italic"},{"type":"bold"}]},{"type":"text","text":" This distro only runs well on midrange and high-end systems made in the last 5 years."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Recommended","marks":[{"type":"italic"},{"type":"bold"}]}]},{"type":"bulletList","attrs":[],"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"RAM: 1GB"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Processor: Dual Core processor"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Hard Drive: 10GB"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Graphics: OpenGL 1.4 support; AMD\/nVidia GPUs released within the past 5 years."}]}]}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Ubuntu website"}]},{"type":"bulletList","attrs":[],"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"2 GHz dual-core processor or better"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"2 GB system memory"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"25 GB of free hard drive space"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Either a DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Internet access is helpful"}]}]}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Links"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/","target":false}}],"text":"Ubuntu home page"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/download\/desktop","target":false}}],"text":"Download Ubuntu"}]}]},"contents_rendered":"<div class=\"clearer\"><\/div><div class=\"headerContainer\"><a class=\"selfLink\" href=\"#Section_Background_and_Identification\" title=\"Link to this section\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span    class=\"fa-svg-icon\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" overflow=\"visible\"><!--! 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