Linux on less than 8MByes of Memory

To: "'Debian Users'" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Linux on less than 8MByes of Memory
From: "Ian Perry" <iperry@inertia.com.au>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 11:14:54 +1000
Message-id: <[🔎] 006c01c11e15$33ecfbc0$127509d2@inertia.com.au>

Hi,

I have an old 486Sx dog which I want to use as a printserver.
Potato recomments at least 12MBytes of memory to do an install from CD.
Is it possible to install Potato on 8MBytes ?
Do I need to create special boot floppies or is it not possible ?

Thanks

Ian

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