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Re: minimum RAM for a sarge intall



On Mon, Jul 25, 2005 at 12:21:29PM +0100, Doofus wrote:
> After trying to install small command-line system over the net onto an old tosh 
> laptop with 16MB of RAM and a 2GB drive, the installer tells me a minimum of 
> 22MB is required. I'm guessing this is for the new installer itself to function 
> properly. Is there any alternative method to get a minimal system installed?
> 
> Apologies for this simple question but again I've been unable to find the 
> answer at debian.org - unless of course the absence of any details about low 
> RAM systems means I'm out of luck.
> 

1) Install woody and upgrade
OR
2) Boot DSL (Damn Small Linux) and do a chroot install
OR
3) Install DSL (IIRC, it is Debian based)

-Roberto

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Roberto C. Sanchez
http://familiasanchez.net/~sanchezr

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