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Hardware Requirements
The following information represents the minimum hardware requirements necessary to successfully install Fedora Core 5 test1.

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The compatibility/availability of other hardware components (such as video and network cards) may be required for specific installation modes and/or post-installation usage. 4.1. CPU Requirements

This section lists the CPU specifications required by Fedora Core 5 test1.

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The following CPU specifications are stated in terms of Intel processors. Other processors (notably, offerings from AMD, Cyrix, and VIA) that are compatible with and equivalent to the following Intel processors may also be used with Fedora Core.


 * Minimum: Pentium-class — Fedora Core 5 test1 is optimized for Pentium 4 CPUs, but also supports earlier CPUs (such as Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, and including AMD and VIA variants). This approach has been taken because Pentium-class optimizations actually result in reduced performance for non-Pentium-class processors, and Pentium 4 scheduling is sufficiently different (while making up the bulk of today's processors) to warrant this change.


 * Recommended for text-mode: 200 MHz Pentium-class or better
 * Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz Pentium II or better
 * AMD64 processors (both Athlon64 and Opteron)
 * Intel processors with Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel® EM64T)

Hard Disk Space Requirements
This section lists the disk space required to install Fedora Core 5 test1.

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The disk space requirements listed below represent the disk space taken up by Fedora Core 5 test1 after the installation is complete. However, additional disk space is required during the installation to support the installation environment. This additional disk space corresponds to the size of /Fedora/base/stage2.img (on CD-ROM 1) plus the size of the files in /var/lib/rpm on the installed system.

In practical terms, this means that as little as an additional 90MB can be required for a minimal installation, while as much as an additional 175MB can be required for an "everything" installation. The complete packages can occupy over 7 GB of disk space.

Also, keep in mind that additional space will be required for any user data, and at least 5% free space should be maintained for proper system operation.

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Installer package screen selection interface is being redesigned in the Fedora development version .Fedora Core test 1 does not provide a option to select the installation type such as Personal Desktop, Workstation, Server and custom.

Memory Requirements
This section lists the memory required to install Fedora Core 5 test1.

This list is for 32-bit x86 systems:


 * Minimum for text-mode: 64MB
 * Minimum for graphical: 192MB
 * Recommended for graphical: 256MB

This list is for 64-bit x86_64 systems:


 * Minimum for text-mode: 128MB
 * Minimum for graphical: 256MB
 * Recommended for graphical: 512MB

PPC Hardware Requirements
This section lists the minimum PowerPC (PPC) hardware needed to install Fedora Core 5 test1.


 * Minimum: PowerPC G3 / POWER4
 * Fedora Core 5 test1 supports only the “New World” generation of Apple Power Macintosh, shipped circa 1999 onwards. It also supports the 64-bit G5 processor and, POWER processors in IBM eServer pSeries. Currently 32-bit IBM RS/6000 machines are not supported.
 * Recommended for text-mode: 233 MHz G3 or better
 * Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz G3 or better