System Requirements
openSUSE 12.2 has full support for 32-bit i586 and 64-bit x86-64 PC hardware. Official support for PowerPC (PPC) processors was dropped after openSUSE 11.1, The basic requirements for non-PPC hardware is as follows:
- CPU: Intel Pentium III 500 MHz or higher minimum, Pentium 4 2.4 GHZ or any AMD64 or Intel64 CPU recommended.
- RAM: 1 GB, 2 GB recommended
- Hard drive: 3 GB for minimal system; 5 GB recommended for standard system
The actually achievable minimum specs differ. Older processors that still belong to the i586 family are usable, for example the AMD K6-2. When excess language/translation files and documentation are removed and X is not needed, decent console-based router systems can be made using 300 MB disk space. Most console workloads also cope with 128 MB RAM at the cost of increased swap activity in tight situations.
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