Recommended Requirements

The recommended requirements are to ensure that Nitrux’s user experience is optimal.

System

Motherboard, CPU, RAM

• Memory
  • Recommended minimum: 8 GB RAM.
  • Preferred: 16 GB RAM or more, aligned with our memory management philosophy and expected modern workloads.
• Processor
  • Required: 64-bit x86 processor with AVX2 support (x86-64-v3).
  • Recommended Intel: 8th-generation Core (Coffee Lake) or newer.
  • Recommended AMD: Ryzen 1000 series or newer.
• Firmware
  • Supported: EFI or UEFI firmware. Secure Boot support is optional.
• Motherboard capabilities
  • Recommended: USB 3.0 boot support and NVMe storage support.
  • Recommended: Modern kernel feature support (IOMMU, virtualization extensions, PS/SMT control).

Graphics / Display

• Video memory (VRAM)
  • Recommended: 2 GB VRAM for Wayland desktops and GPU-accelerated workloads.
• 3D acceleration
  • Recommended AMD: RDNA or newer with working Mesa GBM/KMS support.
  • Recommended Intel: Intel Xe or Arc with working Mesa GBM/KMS support.
  • Recommended NVIDIA: Turing architecture or newer.

Storage

• Device type
  • Recommended: NVMe SSD (PCIe 3.0 or newer) for optimal performance.
  • Acceptable: SATA SSD.
  • Not recommended: Mechanical hard drives (HDD) for daily use.
• Capacity
  • Required minimum: 64 GB total storage.
  • Recommended minimum: 128 GB total storage for systems using multiple AppBoxes or Flatpaks.
  • Required: At least 7 GB of free space on the root filesystem.

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.