Question I am interested to install linux on my Laptop. What is the minimum configuration required for Linux OS? I have a HP laptop with 1GB ram,
120GB hard disk, intel 1.4 G celron processor. If I install Linux and windows XP, will it be too slow on this configuration?
Answer Hi Venkat,
Since Linux distributions vary, you'll want to look at the documentation specific to your selected Linux distribution. For a general sense, the current release of RedHat's Enterprise Linux 5, you'll want a the very least 512MB of physical memory (I'd really recommend 2GB if you can), 2GB of disk space (JUST for the operating system), and although I don't see a processor minimum requirement, I'd say you'll want anything 2GHz or faster and dual-core if you can afford it. Your 1.4 G celeron will work, however.
You're existing hardware will work, but it might feel a little slow.
