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 Requirements) of the > Debian "Installation Instructions." You can find the instructions > on the Debian GNU/Linux website [1]. > > [1] http://www.debian.org/ The manual states that 12MB RAM is needed for installation. However, I'm using potato (including X) on a 386 with 8MB RAM (couldn't install it, though - had to take the HD and put it in another box with more RAM). The system surely needs 12MB (or more) to run, but much less is enough for it to crawl. Miso&Frankie
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