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The following hardware and software are required for Sun Studio 12 Update 1 software.

Solaris or Linux OS on x86 Platforms
Component
Requirement
CPU
32 and 64 bit systems (Pentium class or newer) based on AMD and Intel x86 CPUs
RAM
512 Mb (more may be needed for large projects in the IDE); 1 to 2 GB recommended
Disk Space
Solaris: 926 MB
Linux: 633 MB
Operating System
Solaris:
- Solaris 10 1/06 OS and subsequent updates
- OpenSolaris 2008.11 and 2009.06
Linux:
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- CentOS 5
- Oracle Enterprise Linux 5
Swap Space
Minimum: 1 GB Recommended: 2 to 4 GB
Peripherals
DVD-ROM reader (if installing from DVD)
Solaris OS Configurations
Entire Solaris Software Group, Entire Solaris Software Group Plus OEM Support, or Developer Solaris Software Group (To determine your operating system configuration, you need to verify the installed packages. Specific packages are installed for each configuration. See the Solaris OS installation documentation for details.)
Linux OS Configurations
Must include the Development/Libraries Package Group.
 
Solaris OS on SPARC Platforms
Component
Requirement
CPU
  • Sun UltraSPARC-based systems
  • Fujitsu SPARC64 platform-based systems
RAM
512 Mb (more may be needed for large projects in the IDE); 1 to 2 GB recommended
Disk Space
1.35 GB
Operating System
  • Solaris 10 1/06 OS and subsequent updates
  • OpenSolaris 2008.11 and 2009.06
Swap Space
Minimum: 1 GB Recommended: 2 to 4 GB
Peripherals
DVD-ROM reader (if installing from DVD)
OS Configurations
To determine your operating system configuration, you need to verify the installed packages. Specific packages are installed for each configuration. See the Solaris OS installation documentation for details.
 
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