Re: 16MB not enough to install
On Mon, 2003-02-17 at 03:07, Tom Allison wrote:
> I'm trying to install Debian onto a machine with only 16MB of RAM.
> I have a 16MB swap drive as well.
>
> The installation is for i86 architecture using the Advanced rather than the
> Simple package selection.
>
> I have opened dselect and closed it without picking anything else beyond what
> it choose by default.
>
> I'm running out of memory and am unable to complete the installation.
>
> I thought this could still be done on 16MB of RAM.
>
> What's the catch?
Sounds strange. I've installed Debian on a machine with less than 16 MB
of RAM (more swap, though). What's the exact error you're getting?
Aaron Isotton [ http://www.isotton.com ]
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