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* Have at least some basic knowledge of Linux... | * Have at least some basic knowledge of Linux... | ||
* Get some [[other:newppl:starting#useful_documentation_for_beginners|basic Linux documentation]] if required | * Get some [[other:newppl:starting#useful_documentation_for_beginners|basic Linux documentation]] if required | ||
- | ==== Computer memory ==== | + | ==== Computer CPU and memory ==== |
- | FIXME | + | Contrary to other virtual machines, WSL is well integrated with the Windows operating system and the hardware drivers and has a **low default CPU and memory footprint**! |
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+ | * You should be able to //play// with WSL even with 8 Gb of RAM, but 16 Gb is recommended | ||
+ | * Of course, depending on what you need to do on your computer, a better processor will always help | ||
+ | * WSL+Ubuntu will use more CPU and RAM if you use it for running CPU and/or memory intensive processes! As would be the case with any Windows application... :-) | ||