System Requirements
AcreetionOS stays lean for a Cinnamon distribution, so modest hardware goes far.
| Resource | Minimum | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|
CPU |
64-bit Intel/AMD, ~2010+ |
Any dual-core 2 GHz+ |
RAM |
2 GB (usable) |
4–8 GB |
Storage |
20 GB |
40+ GB SSD |
Firmware |
Legacy BIOS or UEFI |
UEFI with GPT |
Display |
1024×768 |
1920×1080 |
Notes by machine type
Older desktops & laptops
Cinnamon runs well on 15-year-old hardware. If it still crawls, try the lightweight Openbox edition — comparison in Editions. For very constrained machines, zram helps a lot: Performance Tuning.
Modern rigs
Nothing to configure. NVIDIA owners should read NVIDIA Drivers since the default driver is the open-source stack.
Virtual machines
Works out of the box in QEMU/KVM, VirtualBox and VMware. For best results give the VM 2+ cores and enable 3D acceleration; guest-additions pointers are in Virtual Machines.
Secure Boot
Secure Boot must be disabled (or enrolled manually) to boot the ISO. See Firmware Settings.