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 ======System Requirements====== ======System Requirements======
  
-Xfce runs on over [[http://distrowatch.com/search.php?desktop=Xfce|90 UNIX-like distributions]]. Below is a short list of the distributions that use Xfce as their primary, default Desktop Environment (DE) as well as their minimum system requirements for installation. +Xfce runs on over [[http://distrowatch.com/search.php?desktop=Xfce|90 UNIX-like distributions]]. Below is a short list of 6 representative distributions that use Xfce as their primary, default Desktop Environment (DE) as well as their minimum system requirements for installation.  
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 +  * **[[#Xubuntu|Xubuntu]]** 
 +  * **[[#MXLinux|MXLinus]]** 
 +  * **[[#Manjaro|Manjaro]]** 
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 **[[http://xubuntu.org/download/|Xubuntu]]** **[[http://xubuntu.org/download/|Xubuntu]]**
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   * Graphics card and monitor capable of 800x600 resolution   * Graphics card and monitor capable of 800x600 resolution
  
-**[[http://www.kwort.org/?page=SectionViewer&section=documentation&ID=23|Kwort]]** +----
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-Kwort is a slackware-based operating system featuring the Xfce4 desktop with Kwort's own Network Manager and kpkg package manager. Its minimum requirements are: +
-  * CPU: PC i686 or above. +
-  * RAM: 16MB for base system (minimum). 32MB for desktop (minimum), 64MB recommended. +
-  * Hard drive space: 200MB for base system, 1.5GB for full desktop (Openoffice 2.0 included) +
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-**[[http://luitlinux.sarovar.org/requirements.html|Luit Linux]]**+
  
-Luit Linux //"is a small bootable live CD distribution based on KNOPPIX and DamnSmall Linux. Mission is to make a small compact live distribution with tools and applications for day to day needs, without compromising on its looks and feel and ease of use."// Its minimum requirements are:+**[[https://mxlinux.org/download-links/|MX Linux]]**
  
-  * CPU: Intel Pentium I +MX Linux is "//a cooperative venture between the antiX and former MEPIS communities, using the best tools and talents from each distro. It is a midweight OS designed to combine an elegant and efficient desktop with simple configuration, high stability, solid performance and medium-sized footprint//." Based on Debian Stable, its minimum system requirements are: 
-  * RAM: 32 Mb+  * A CD/DVD drive (and BIOS capable of booting from that drive), or a live USB (and BIOS capable of booting from USB) 
 +  * A modern i686 Intel or AMD processor 
 +  * 2 GB of RAM memory or more 
 +  * At least 10 GB free hard drive space 
 +  * A 3D-capable video card for 3D desktop support 
 +  * For use as a LiveUSB, 8 GB free if using persistence
  
-**[[http://www.mythbuntu.org/|Mythbuntu]]**+----
  
-Mythbuntu is //"an official Ubuntu flavor focused upon setting up a standalone MythTV based PVR system.Mythbuntu uses the XFCE desktop. All unnecessary standard Ubuntu applications such as LibreOffice, Evolution, and a full Gnome desktop are not installed in a default Mythbuntu install"// Its minimum requirements are: +**[[https://manjaro.org/download/xfce|Manjaro]]**
-  * CPU: 1.0 GHz x86 or x86_64 Processor  +
-  * RAM: 512 MB of system memory (RAM)  +
-  * Hard drive space: 2 GB of disk space (Frontend Role) / 10GB + 1.5GB/hour for storage of SD material (Backend Role)  +
-  * Graphics card capable of 1024x768 resolution (if using VDPAU, 256MB minimum)  +
-  * Supported TV Tuner Card (Backend Role) +
  
-===== Memory footprint =====+Manjaro is based on and provides all the benefits of the Arch operating system combined with a focus on //user-friendliness and accessibility//. Its minimum system requirements are: 
 +  * One gigabyte (GB) of memory 
 +  * Thirty gigabytes (GB) of hard disk space 
 +  * A one gigahertz (Ghz) processor 
 +  * A high definition (HD) graphics card and monitor 
 +  * A broadband internet connection
  
-The following memory footprint test was obtained on an OpenSuse 11.4 notebook and [[https://raw.github.com/pixelb/ps_mem/master/ps_mem.py|this script]]. +---- 
-  * Runlevel 3 : 33 MiB +[[ :start:|Back to Xfce Main Documentation Page]]
-  * Login screen with kdm4 (and no opened session) : 115 MiB +
-  * TWM session : 80 MiB +
-  * IceWM session : 83 MiB +
-  * Xfce 4.8 session : 133 MiB +
-  * KDE 4.6.0 : 280 MiB+