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Interestingly, Ubuntu requires 25 GB. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRe

by dpark 9y ago

Interestingly, Ubuntu requires 25 GB. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequire... So consumer-oriented distros don't seem to be nearly so much lighter than Windows. With the caveat that Ubuntu probably comes preloaded with more apps like Libre Office.

CydeWeys 9y ago
A decent amount of that space ends up being on-disk swap for the RAM, for what it's worth. And note that, on that same page, Xubuntu and Lubuntu are offered up as alternatives for less performant computers. They only require 5 GB of space. Windows doesn't have a light version like that.
pletnes 9y ago
That still leaves plenty of space for additional apps and data. Also you can uninstall e.g. Libreoffice post-install to slim it down.
vetinari 9y ago
That's probably just a CYA requirement. I have 17.10 in a VM and it takes 8,7 GB on the disk, with a few extra apps compared to default install.
Izkata 9y ago
That's probably more generous than necessary. I just installed Ubuntu 16.04 a month ago (new laptop), and with /home/ on its own partition, after installing everything I use regularly, root is only using 9.3G