Re: Minimum RAM Requirement.

2001-03-17 Thread Ian Thomas
Check out the Linux Documentation Project, it has instructions on how to setup a system with 4 mb. I have followed these instructions and gotten an IBM laptop with slightly less than 4 mb to work fine. Although the installs start with non-debian dists the author says that you can use almost any

Minimum RAM Requirement.

2001-03-16 Thread Simmons-Davis
Hello, I would like to know the minimum amount of RAM a computer needs in order to run a basic Linux setup and then also the minimum for X Window System. Thank you, Ry

Re: Minimum RAM Requirement.

2001-03-16 Thread Mike Brownlow
Simmons-Davis wrote: Hello, I would like to know the minimum amount of RAM a computer needs in order to run a basic Linux setup and then also the minimum for X Window System. See section 2.3 (Memory and Disk Space Requirements) of the Debian Installation Instructions. You can find the

Re: Minimum RAM Requirement.

2001-03-16 Thread frankie
On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 11:19:38AM -0600, Mike Brownlow wrote: Simmons-Davis wrote: Hello, I would like to know the minimum amount of RAM a computer needs in order to run a basic Linux setup and then also the minimum for X Window System. See section 2.3 (Memory and Disk Space

Re: Minimum RAM Requirement.

2001-03-16 Thread John Galt
8M effective, though I've heard of 4-5M, and used bo with 4M. On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Simmons-Davis wrote: Hello, I would like to know the minimum amount of RAM a computer needs in order to run a basic Linux setup and then also the minimum for X Window System. Thank you, Ry -- You have

Re: Minimum RAM Requirement.

2001-03-16 Thread kmself
on Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 09:59:39AM -0700, Simmons-Davis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Hello, I would like to know the minimum amount of RAM a computer needs in order to run a basic Linux setup and then also the minimum for X Window System. Some guidelines. - 4 M: bare minimum for Linux