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Does anyone know what are the minimum requirements to install Ubuntu 20.10?

dariofac
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    If your hardware doesn't meet the recommended minimums, lighter flavors are an option (I test using hardware that has a c2d cpu & 2GB only of ram), however it'll still depend how you use the box, what software you want/need to use, whether or not they'll help. Smaller disks sizes also work, however it'll depend on what software you'll install, if you plan on release-upgrading in place, or clean-install to upgrade the amount of disk space needed (25GB allows for release-upgrade instead of nuke & install bloggers often prefer. – guiverc Dec 22 '20 at 11:59

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The recommended minimum requirements are outlined here for the Desktop version and here for the Server version.

Minimum recommended requirements for desktop version:

  • 2 GHz dual core processor
  • 4 GiB RAM (system memory)
  • 25 GB of hard-drive space (or USB stick, memory card or external drive but see LiveCD for an alternative approach)
  • VGA capable of 1024x768 screen resolution
  • Either a CD/DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media
  • Internet access is helpful

Minimum recommended requirements for server version:

  • 1 GHz processor
  • 1 GiB RAM (system memory)
  • 2.5 GB of hard-drive space
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This should answer your question: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements

Ubuntu Desktop Edition

2 GHz dual core processor
4 GiB RAM (system memory)
25 GB of hard-drive space (or USB stick, memory card or external drive but see LiveCD for an alternative approach)
VGA capable of 1024x768 screen resolution
Either a CD/DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media
Internet access is helpful

And graphic recommendations

4096 MiB RAM (system memory) for physical installs.
2048 MiB RAM (system memory) for virtualised installs.
3D Acceleration Capable Videocard with at least 256 MB
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