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- Ubuntu demands much lower system specifications to run than does Windows Vista.

- While

Ubuntu's system requirements

are low, Xubuntu, a re-working of Ubuntu, demands even fewer system resources and can run on older hardware.

- Ubuntu makes it possible to keep older computers in service much longer while still providing top performance.

- Minimum system requirements for Ubuntu are:

• 700 MHz x86 processor


• 384 MB of system memory (RAM)


• 8 GB of disk space


• Graphics card capable of 1024x768 resolution


• Sound card

- Requirements were obtained from Ubuntu Web Site

- Minimum system requirements for Windows Vista are:

• 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor


• 1 GB of system memory


• 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space


• Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:
  
  
  • WDDM Driver
  
  
  • 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)
  
  
  • Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware
  
  
  • 32 bits per pixel
  
  
• DVD-ROM drive


• Audio Output

- Requirements obtained from Microsoft Web Site

- When it's a contest of

system requirements Ubuntu

wins hands-down.