How much RAM do I need to have on my UNIX system to be able to run Wine and MS Windows applications smoothly?
If you can run X smoothly on your UNIX system now, you should be able to run Wine and MS Windows applications just fine too, depending on how memory hungry the application is. Wine’s memory requirements will depend on the application or game that you choose to run. You will need to meet the minimum requirements for the application as well as the overhead of your underlying OS. You may want to check with the vendor of the application for its suggested memory requirements.
If you can run X smoothly on your UNIX system now, you should be able to run Wine and MS Windows applications just fine too. A typical Wine workstation should realistically have at least 16 megabytes of RAM and a 16 megabyte swap partition. More is better, of course. If you wish to be part of the team and program Wine itself, be aware that the new debugger is rather memory intensive. Some have suggested that 64 megabytes is the minimum RAM you need for Wine development, although some are able to work (albeit slowly) with 24 megabytes of physical RAM and lots of swap space.
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