elementary OS is a computer operating system built on the Linux kernel. It is designed to run on any relatively new 32- and 64-bit desktop or laptop. This page details the technical specifications of elementary OS Jupiter and covers system requirements & recommendations.

Basic Info

Jupiter is based on Ubuntu 10.10. As such, anything that works with Ubuntu 10.10 should work equally as well with elementary OS Jupiter. It's available in both 32-bit (i386) and 64-bit (amd64) versions. Both versions are identical other than the target processor type.

Minimum System Requirements

• 1 GHz x86 processor
• 512MB of system memory (RAM)
• 5GB of disk space
• graphics card and monitor capable of 1024x768
• CD/DVD drive

  Users may be able to install Jupiter on computers that do not meet these requirements, but the experience is likely to suffer.

System Recommendations

• 1 GHz x86 processor
• 1GB of system memory (RAM)
• 15 GB of disk space
• graphics card and monitor capable of 1024x768. A graphics card capable of 3D compositing is recommended for the full experience.
• CD/DVD Drive or USB port
• Internet access.

Core

Jupiter ships with Linux kernel version 2.6.35 and GNOME 2.32.0. It's based on Ubuntu 10.10, so many of the default app versions are the same as in Ubuntu 10.10.

Default Apps

elementary OS Jupiter ships with the following apps preinstalled:

• Accessories
  • Calculator
  • Character Map
  • Manage Print Jobs
  • Take Screenshot
  • Terminal
  • Text Editor
• Graphics
  • Shotwell Photo Manager
  • Simple Scan
• Internet
  • Empathy Internet Messaging
  • Midori
  • Postler
  • Transmission BitTorrent Client
• Office
  • AbiWord
  • Dexter
  • Gnumeric Spreadsheet
  • Lingo
• Sound & Video
  • Brasero Disc Burner
  • Movie Player
  • Sound Recorder
• Ubuntu Software Center

Thousands more can be installed in the Ubuntu Software Center