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.
