SAMS Teach Yourself Red Hat® Fedora™ 4 Linux® All in One

Evaluating Your Hardware

Fedora Core 4 is a very modern Linux operating system with a powerful graphical user interface (GUI) and extensive networking and server capabilities. Although Linux operating systems are modular enough to be run on very minimal or very old computers, such feats are generally better left to experts. If you are new to Linux, you should ensure that your computer meets the list of suggested system requirements for Fedora Core 4, as listed in Table 1.1.

Table 1.1. Suggested Requirements for Running Fedora Core 4

Hardware Item	Suggested System Requirement
CPU (processor)	Pentium II, Duron, Athlon, or similar processor running at 300MHz (0.3GHz) or faster. Processors slower than 300MHz might feel sluggish. 256MB (131,072KB) or ...