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Installation: System Requirements

Memory requirements:
1 GB for the instance with Database Control

Disk space requirements:
1.5 GB of swap space
400 MB of disk space in the /tmp directory
Between 1.5 GB and 3.5 GB for the Oracle software
1.2 GB for the preconfigured database (optional)
2.4 GB for the flash recovery area (optional)

Operating system: See documentation.

A standard installation can be completed on a computer with 1 GB of RAM and 1.5 GB of swap space or larger.
Depending on the activity level of the machine on which you are installing the Oracle database software, the standard installation can complete in 20 minutes or less.

Some installation details:
Oracle Database 10g ships only one seed database template. Duplicated files are removed.
Many other products and demonstrations are installable from additional CDs.
The hardware requirements listed in the slide are minimal requirements across all platforms. Your installation may have additional requirements (especially disk space).
Note: An Enterprise Edition installation type that includes a standard seed database is referred to as a “standard installation.”