Hi, Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org> wrote: > Holger Wansing <li...@wansing-online.de> (2014-08-03): > > the ram requirements needed to install with d-i stated in the > > d-i manual are not up-to-date. > > > > Indeed they are outdated since release of Wheezy and before. > > Read > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2013/05/msg00654.html > > and follow-ups, to get an idea what could be changed. > > > > > > Probably this should be updated now? > > Sure, please go ahead.
Ok, so the decision is still open, which values to use. These are the facts: 1. The (text) installer refuses to work with less than 80MB of RAM (on i386) (big fat red warning about not enough RAM, risk of broken behaviour ...). 2. the graphical installer apparently needs at least 256MB to start (on i386). 3. Help page F2 of the installer says, at least 105MB are needed to use *the*installer*. 4. the d-i manual contains recommendations for minimum RAM of *installed*system*: ============= %< ========================================================= Table 3.2. Recommended Minimum System Requirements Install Type RAM (minimal) RAM (recommended) Hard Drive No desktop 64 megabytes 256 megabytes 1 gigabyte With Desktop 128 megabytes 512 megabytes 5 gigabytes The actual minimum memory requirements are a lot less than the numbers listed in this table. Depending on the architecture, it is possible to install Debian with as little as 20MB (for s390) to 60MB (for amd64). ============== >% ======================================================== So what needs to be changed? In https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2013/05/msg00662.html I have already proposed the following: Table 3.2. Recommended Minimum System Requirements Install Type RAM (minimal) RAM (recommended) Hard Drive - No desktop 64 megabytes 256 megabytes 1 gigabyte - With Desktop 128 megabytes 512 megabytes 5 gigabytes + No desktop 128 megabytes 512 megabytes 1 gigabyte + With Desktop 256 megabytes 1 gigabyte 5 gigabytes OK to commit this? Holger -- ============================================================ Created with Sylpheed 3.2.0 under the new D E B I A N L I N U X 7 . 0 W H E E Z Y ! Registered Linux User #311290 - https://linuxcounter.net/ ============================================================ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
