I have a hp laptop and its specifications are 4GB RAM and AMD A8 processor.Is it preferable to dual boot it with windows 10 and ubuntu
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1The ram requirements for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS are 2GB (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements) Dual booting means you can boot either of two (or more) Operating Systems, but only one is running at any time; hence the requirements are the same as for a single OS. – guiverc Oct 03 '18 at 14:07
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Same question on Super User: Does dual booting split RAM between the two systems? – wjandrea Oct 03 '18 at 15:53
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With dual-booting, the two OS's are not running at the same time, so RAM is not a factor, as long as you have enough to run one OS at a time. Ubuntu and Windows 10 need 2GB, so you're good to go.
Though if you do want to run both OS's at a time, you could run one inside the other on a virtual machine (e.g. using VirtualBox).
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