Minimum Requirements

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The minimum requirements specify the hardware configuration we consider necessary to run Nitrux without harming the user experience.

System

Motherboard, CPU, RAM

Memory
- Minimum: 4 GB RAM (for a standard, workstation experience).
Processor
- Required: 64-bit x86 processor with AVX2 support (x86-64-v3).
Firmware
- Supported: EFI or UEFI firmware. Secure Boot support is optional.
- Conditionally supported: Legacy boot modes (CSM) may function if the system firmware is UEFI-based.
- Not supported: Legacy BIOS-only systems and systems limited to pre-UEFI firmware.
Boot support
- Required: Motherboard support for booting from USB storage.

Graphics / Display

Video memory (VRAM)
- Required: 512MB VRAM (minimum).
3D acceleration
- Supported: GPUs with working Mesa GBM/KMS support.
- Supported: NVIDIA GPUs with working Open Kernel Module support.
- Not supported: NVIDIA GPUs that require the Nouveau driver.
- Not supported: NVIDIA GPUs that require the proprietary NVIDIA driver (current or legacy).
- Not supported: Legacy ATI/AMD GCN 1.0 and older GPUs that require Wayland workarounds.
- Not supported: Other unsupported or obsolete GPUs.

Storage

Device type
- Supported: Mechanical hard drives (HDD) and SSDs (NAND-based).
Capacity
- Minimum: 64 GB total storage.

Network

Internet access
- Optional for installation: Nitrux can be installed without an active internet connection.
- Required for updates: An internet connection is required to download and apply system updates.

Audio

Audio hardware
- Supported: Any audio device supported by the Linux kernel included with Nitrux.

Important Notes

While Nitrux can boot on modern systems (with CPUs that meet the required instructions) with as little as 2 GB of RAM, this configuration is strictly limited to single-tasking and lightweight operations. For a standard desktop experience, including workstation workloads, we’ve defined a minimum of 4 GB, as indicated above.