Christian Gennerat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Guillaume Cottenceau a �crit :
>
> > L> Splutter!? Over 32MB for an _installer_? )-: Just how much RAM does a ``normal''
> > > CD or hd install need?
> >
> > Try it with Redhat you'll have the same problem. Graphical installers eat
> > memory. (much). sorry. So do higher-level language installers such as Perl
> > or Python-based.
> >
> > > My gateway (running mdk 7.1 with kernel recompiled for no FPU) only has 12MB all
> > > up (and 250MB HDD). It would be nice if there was a boot-up or selectable option
> > > to use a /tmp-to-be partition or similar as a temporary install disk in
> > > ``low''-RAM situations.
> >
> > Being pentium-optimised do not target us to very low-end machines
> > anymore..
>
> My 486 with 12 Mo RAM runs with RedHat 5.2,
> with no X-server. But it can export an xterm on an external XWindows server
> (WinNT with exceed or Solaris or Linux)
> why should I upgrade it?
> Mandrake 7 is good for faster and bigger machines.
Of course. I don't mean you upgrade it -- I say it's even not possible due
to our targetting.
--
Guillaume Cottenceau -- Distribution Developer for MandrakeSoft
http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
