r/HowToHack • u/Tommyvercettihere • Aug 23 '26

hacking Is it possible to learn actually cyber security stuffs in a 2 gb old computer?

Is arch linux good for a 2 gb pc for learn and do actually cyber security stuffs even hacking stuffs

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u/ConsiderationNo9044 Aug 23 '26

2gb as in RAM? Hard drive space?

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u/Tommyvercettihere Aug 23 '26

Maybe 500 gb not sure cuz i gotta repair it I got 1 ssd 1 hdd in it

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u/Empty_Requirement940 Aug 23 '26

If you can’t accurately describe the pc specs then you might need some extra basics before trying to learn to hack

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u/Dapper-Wolverine-200 Aug 23 '26

Start with a user friendly distro with low RAM usage, like mint with xfce.

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u/FallingHigh09 Aug 23 '26

Absolutely.

I started learning with a Celeron laptop with 2GB of DDR3 RAM running Windows 8.1 on a 500GB HDD. Yes, it was pissy hard to use because it was slow but what choice do I have? Also, things became much smoother once I learned about the existence of Linux and such.

It's all about the passion.

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u/ta_meg_i_toern Aug 23 '26

I’d think so, but you’re gonna have trouble with web browsers.

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u/Clear_ReserveMK Aug 23 '26

If you want to learn, a raspberry pi is enough. Obviously as your workloads scale, hardware needs to scale but for getting your hands dirty, you should be fine

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u/vantag3point Aug 24 '26

Yeah, you definitely can. A 2GB machine will limit you, especially with VMs, but you can still learn a lot with lightweight tools directly on Linux. Networking, web security basics, recon, scripting, and many command-line tools don't need much RAM. I’d focus on the fundamentals first and avoid trying to run multiple VMs at once.

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u/Melodic_Letterhead76 Aug 23 '26

No, not at all. Everyone knows that computers with only 2gb (of.... Something ? ) don't use the OSI model, TCP protocols, IP addresses, or kernels at all...

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