Chris Howells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dichiar�: >>It requires at least a 386 to run. The kernel of the GNU/Linux system >>(Linux) is a 32 bit kernel and 386 is the start of 32 bit chips from >>Intel. > > > For the sake of completeness, I will point out that this in incorrect. > > http://www.elks.ecs.soton.ac.uk/
The name ELKS stands for "Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset". So, as claimed on the elks site, elks is NOT a port of the linux kernel, and debian has never been ported to this kernel. To run, the linux kernel need at least 2 Mb of ram. But this is for the kernel *alone*. For some simple and particular apps (not graphic) 4 mb are enough. To have something graphic you need *at least* 8 Mb of ram, and a distribuition specifically designed for your needs (try mulinux or similar). In this case you can also use an old version of debian (maybe the release 2.0). For the new (still to come) Woody release (3.0) and to use the graphical interface (xfree) you nedd 16 Mb. Maybe it is a little bit slow... ;-) Fortunately debian comes with a lot of packages, designed to satisfy different needs: if you haven't a lot of ram and cpu power, you can try xfce or windowmaker and leave gnome and kde to better powered machine. (And remember that not using a graphic ineterface at all saves an *huge* amount of memory: the shell prompt is so beautiful :) -- Au revoir. Lele... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
