On Monday 12 November 2001 03:45, Seak, Teng-Fong wrote: > ltiu wrote: > >My experience: > > > >64 MB is minimum for Linux running X (with nothing else). Meaning, it will > >use up 64MB with kernel and X(KDE or GNOME) alone. If you use a lighter > >window manager, maybe your 64MB will go further. If you start other > > programs, like say Netscape or Koffice or a couple of bash x-terminal > > shells, then your machine will start swapping. > > I don't know if what you say is true, and if it is, there's really > a regression in Linux performance. Before, it was possible to run Linux > in a 16MB machine. Kernel using less than 4MB and X less than 4MB too. > I can't imagine that kernel and X alone could use up to 64MB.
Imagine it... If you want, you could always go back to RH 4.2, or Mandrake 6.4... If you want to run the latest apps, you need to have the hardware to handle it. Just the way it is.
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