Re: Wanted to build: bare minimum Debian system
On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 21:21, Kirk Strauser wrote:
> I have Woody installed on an IBM 340CSE laptop with a 486/50, 12MB of RAM,
> and a 10GB drive. It currently boots, but hits swap the instant I start the
> PCMCIA card services to bring up wireless networking; even a "ps axw" starts
> grinding in single-user mode.
Hope you've got 192MB swap (16x RAM).
Imagine how fast that, say, "apt-get update" is going to be.
> Now, I don't expect wonders from this little machine. I just want it up
> enough to use as a thin X terminal with no programs running locally.
Maybe with an XFree 3.3.6 and twm. Maybe... In top, the SHR size
of XFree 4.2.1 is 11MB, and the RES is 54MB.
> I've already built a new 2.4.21 kernel without initrd and with everything
> non-vital removed. Is the 2.2.x series significantly smaller?
Yes.
> Can I reduce the hard drive cache? RAM is *much* more valuable to me than
> buffered reads and writes.
That's automatic.
> Is Debian even reasonable on this tiny box, or should I be looking at a
> slimmer distribution? If so, any suggestions?
Slink may be more appropriate.
> Many thanks - I await running my 640x480x256-color Mozilla with bated
> breath.
That's a joke, right? How about Evo and Pan while you're at it?
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