Re: Can Debian be used instead of Redhat ?
On Mon, 2003-04-28 at 19:44, Joyce, Matthew wrote:
> I need to build a box to run Materials Studio 2.0, it will run on either
> Win2k or Redhat.
>
> I'm happy to use win2k, but the only spare box is quite old,
> PII/350/MMX/96Mb and as it does not need any gui, linux might be
> appropriate.
>
> What I am wondering is, the manufacturer suggests using Redhat, but I have a
> little experience with Debian, is there any reason I can't use debain
> instead ?
>
> This is a link to the install info
> http://www.accelrys.com/support/materials/studio/2_0/genissues/installation.
> html#linuxgw
http://www.accelrys.com/support/materials/studio/2_0/genissues/system_requirements.html
Following the link to the system requirements page shows that
it wants 128MB RAM and RH 6.0-7.1 (which are pretty ancient).
As others have mentioned, it can't hurt to try Debian...
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