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diff --git a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst index 0fbe3f12c8..fd4a8afb5d 100644 --- a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst +++ b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst @@ -29,7 +29,26 @@ and conceptual information in the :doc:`/overview-manual/index`. For more information about the Yocto Project Documentation set, see the :ref:`ref-manual/resources:links and related documentation` section. -.. _detailed-supported-distros: +Minimum Free Disk Space +======================= + +To build an image such as ``core-image-sato`` for the ``qemux86-64`` machine, +you need a system with at least &MIN_DISK_SPACE; Gbytes of free disk space. +However, much more disk space will be necessary to build more complex images, +to run multiple builds and to cache build artifacts, improving build efficiency. + +If you have a shortage of disk space, see the ":doc:`/dev-manual/disk-space`" +section of the Development Tasks Manual. + +Minimum System RAM +================== + +You will manage to build an image such as ``core-image-sato`` for the +``qemux86-64`` machine with as little as &MIN_RAM; Gbytes of RAM on an old +system with 4 CPU cores, but your builds will be much faster on a system with +as much RAM and as many CPU cores as possible. + +.. _system-requirements-supported-distros: Supported Linux Distributions ============================= |