Re: debian for limited ram
On 22 Nov 2024 21:54 +0200, from anssi.saari@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi (Anssi Saari):
>> I have successfully booted Debian Bookworm (without a GUI) on VMs with
>> slightly less than 256 MB RAM, so 512 MB should be plenty.
>
> I guess that depends. I remember having a cheap or free trial VPS for a
> month with just 512 MB. Git ran out of RAM trying to check out the Linux
> kernel. Likewise Netbeans was crashing with memory issues when I tried
> to do some little Java programming for a course.
Git checking out the Linux kernel, or running Netbeans, is somewhat
more than _booting_ a system without a GUI.
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Michael Kjörling
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