On Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 12:38:44AM +0530, bhushan_sharma wrote: > > What are the bare minimum h/w requirements to run any version > of linux (minimal install) Can it be 80386? ram? hdd? vga? etc.
The first Linux installation on my old trusty 386 was a 25 mHz 386, with a 512 mb HDD, and 8 mb RAM, with no net or cdrom. This was an UMSDOS installation on a MS-DOS 6.22 partition, with Slackware 1.0, with dual boot under loadlin. Slack was a floppy based distro those days. I could have most things inclusive of X (8 bpp) in less than 120 mb of hard disk space, (minus data). I had also installed the same on a friend's box with 4 mb RAM, about the same time, but X would run out of memory ... None of the current distros would run under such a box today, except for those trimmed for embedded systems or such stuff ... Bish -- : ####[ GNU/Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]####################### Sub : Suppressing login messages LOST #112 Login program will display the contents of /etc/motd (Message Of The Day). To stop it from displaying create a zero length file called .hushlogin in your home dir (viz touch .hushlogin) ####[bish (at) nde.vsnl.net.in]############################### : ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Parasoft Error proof Web apps, automate testing & more. Download & eval WebKing and get a free book. www.parasoft.com/bulletproofapps1 _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
