Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) x64 image notes

The system runs under Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) Server Edition with the latest set of packages installed on amd64 platform.

Ubuntu Server Edition is changing the server market for businesses by delivering the best of free software on a stable, fully supported and secure platform.

This is the latest version, released 29th of April 2010 with maintenance updates free of charge to all users for five years (versus 18 months for a standard release)

Image Information & Recommendation:

Storage: The ‘/’ file-system usage is about 560Mb, only 210 packages are installed.
This ‘basic-minimal’ installation provide you an ability to design the system to be much suitable for your needs.
The recommended total disk size is 10Gb. Note: the disk size depend from applications and services you plan to run on the system

Memory: The system use ~65Mb of memory to run mandatory services like init, disk management, logging and networking. We recommend use at least 256Mb of RAM according to the vendors requirements.

CPU and processes: ~90 processes run by default on the system for a minimal CPU load. The recommended CPU is >= 400 MHz