On 06/22/2012 05:50 PM, Pete Theisen wrote: > On 06/22/2012 06:06 PM, Leland Jackson wrote: >>> So, if I win the lotto and get the hot >>> box you describe will any desktop Linux actually run on 32 GB? >> That depends on what all you install. The kernel is the main part of >> the OS and must fit into memory, (eg it cannot be swap out to disk). >> I'm running Fedora 16 with a couple of WD RE4 500GB drives. I >> occassionally backup my primary drive by putting a mirror image on the >> 500gb secondary drive. >> >> You could run Linux in 10 gb for a minimal install. > I should have said 32 GB max - would the OS accept and use that much. > Fedora claims that the 64 bit version will run in 768 MB.
Yes, the Fedora Live CD is a read only edition of the OS, and boots from a CD. I think the 768MB is the minimum memory need to run the Live CD. If the live CD works on your computer, and you elect to install Fedora to your disk, the Live CD will download Fedora files to your disk and install the OS on reboot. I would recommend at least 10 GB of disk space for the initial install. If more disk space is needed, you could use gparted to enlarge the disk partition on which Fedora resides. Regards, LelandJ > > http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora > > > Fedora 17 Desktop Edition > Installable Live Media > Live CD > > This is the latest version of the Fedora Linux operating system's > Desktop Edition. It's everything you need to try out Fedora — you don't > have to erase anything on your current system to try it out, and it > won't put your files at risk. Take Fedora for a test drive, and if you > like it, you can install Fedora directly to your hard drive straight > from the Live Media desktop if you like. > Download Now! > > 645MB, ISO format image for Intel-compatible PCs (64-bit) > > What will I need? > > A blank CD or DVD or a blank 1GB+ USB stick. > A 400MHz or faster processor > At least 768 MB memory (RAM), 1 GB recommended for best performance > At least 10 GB hard drive space (only required for installation) _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
