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12 changes: 6 additions & 6 deletions user/installation-guide/getting-started.md
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Expand Up @@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ GhostBSD is available for general use.
## System requirements

* 2 GHz dual core Intel/AMD 64-bit processor
* 4 GiB RAM (system memory for physical and virtualized installs)
* 8 GiB RAM (system memory for physical and virtualized installs)
* VGA capable of 1024x768 screen resolution
* Network connection
* 15 GiB of storage
* Either a CD/DVD drive or a USB port for booting the installer media

In the future, there may also be builds for other processor architectures. We would like to bring down the RAM requirement considerably.
**Note**: While the system may boot with less RAM, 8 GiB is recommended for reliable installation and operation. Systems with 4 GiB or less may experience issues during installation due to video buffer usage and installer memory requirements.

Please refer to [FreeBSD Hardware Compatibility](https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/faq/#hardware) for more information on individual components.

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Users have reported success in running GhostBSD in the following virtualization
Please note:

* The VM needs to be __64-bit__
* The VM needs __at least 4 GB of RAM__
* The VM needs __at least 8 GB of RAM__
* The VM needs __at least 2 CPU cores__
* The boot process takes longer than you might expect; boot in verbose mode to see the details
* For best results set **EFI/UEFI** boot mode (not BIOS)
Expand All @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Then, boot GhostBSD:

```
qemu-system-x86_64 -machine type=q35,accel=kvm \
-enable-kvm -cpu host -smp 2 -m 4096 \
-enable-kvm -cpu host -smp 2 -m 8192 \
-device virtio-net,netdev=vmnic -netdev user,id=vmnic,hostfwd=tcp::5222-:22 \
-vga std -soundhw hda -no-quit \
-drive format=raw,file=${HOME}/.qemu/ghostbsd/ghostbsd.img \
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Then add these two `qemu-system-x86_64` options:

### Proxmox VE

* Memory: 4GB (not ballooned)
* Memory: 8GB (not ballooned)
* Processors: 2 (1 socket 2 cores)
* BIOS: OVMF (UEFI)
* Display: Default (VGA)
Expand All @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Install VirtualBox using your package manager or from the [website](https://virt
* Set **Type** to "FreeBSD"
* Set **Version** to "FreeBSD (64-bit)"
* Memory size
* Increase the **RAM** to at least 4GB (4096MB)
* Increase the **RAM** to at least 8GB (8192MB)
* Hard disk
* Default settings are recommended.
* Hard disk file type
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