( calculated by taking the difference between total RAM(4GB) and RAM used by the operating system(3GB)) which gives 1GB of RAM in my case). But don’t worry once you start your virtual box, Mac OSX operating system will make the necessary adjustment to help you run it by giving it the necessary RAM space.Īs a rule of thumb, Mac OS needs 3GB to run smoothly, so if you keep all the apps closed and just keep the virtual box open, then you will have 4GB – 3GB = 1GB of RAM for your virtual setup. The RAM management is a bit different in MacOS, as usually all 100% of RAM will be always used up if you look at your activity monitor. The storage space is not so important as if you don’t have enough space you can always insert a USB stick and store your virtual machine disk there!
The storage tab shows you how much hard drive space you have, so make a note of that one too. Once you click, it will open up a window similar to the one below If you are a Mac user, then to find out the hardware your system has just click on the apple logo on the top left of your screen and click on “About This Mac” as shown in the screenshot below Make sure your processor is at least dual-core as a Virtual machine usually needs its own core. The data you collected so far should look something like this Parameter I leave it unto you to figure out how much hard disk space you have as it depends on how many partitions you have made on your C drive. Next, open the Task Manager with all other applications closed to see the amount of RAM your operating system utilizes at idle by clicking on the “Performance” tab and then the “Memory” section as shown in the screenshot below.Īs you can see, my system has 3.2GB available space, which can be used for the virtual machine. But this information only gives us part of the story.
Make a note of this information as we will need it later in this tutorial.
Once you open it, you will be taken to a window that shows the configuration of your computer as shown in the screenshot below.Īs you can see, my computer is running a Ryzen 3 at 3.50GHz and it has 8GB of RAM. If you are a Windows 10 user, then to find out the hardware your system has just go to start panel and type “About Your PC” as shown in the screenshot below Checking resource availability: Windows 10 Each distro varies in terms of system requirements (RAM, CPU and Hard disk space) and hence it is important to make sure that your system can fulfill at least the minimum hardware requirements of your chosen distro. Okay, so let’s begin! Resource availability vs System requirementsīefore you start your journey, it is important to understand the resource availability of your system.
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