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Before you download, you need to know if you can use the 64-bit version. If your computer says on the box or documentation that it is 64-bit, you may use the 64-bit download version of Sugar called  "x86_64". If you have an Intel MacIntosh, you will need the 64-bit x86_64 version.  I think it is safe to say that PCs above Pentium 2 (commenced production end 1995) and meeting the specification below can run the "i686" version.
Before you download, you need to know if you can use the 64-bit version. If your computer says on the box or documentation that it is 64-bit, you may use the 64-bit download version of Sugar called  "x86_64". If you have an Intel MacIntosh, you will need the 64-bit x86_64 version.  I think it is safe to say that PCs above Pentium 2 (commenced production end 1995) and meeting the specification below can run the "i686" version.


From http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora, we see these minimum requirements for the current distribution, Fedora 16:
From http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora, we see these minimum requirements for the current distribution, Fedora 17:
:A 400MHz or faster processor
:A 400MHz or faster processor
:At least 768 MB memory (RAM), 1 GB recommended for best performance.
:At least 768 MB memory (RAM), 1 GB recommended for best performance.