linux n00b Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 I've noticed all the new Linux releases now require 256mb of RAM. I was going to setup a new test machine and it only had 192mb, I coulndt use Mandriva Free 07, Ubuntu or Vector. I'm guessing this is a new minimum requirements now? I know that old files are still out there but it would of been nice to try out some new stuff without the higher requirements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 The issue is the desktop environments. If you run something like WindowMaker, Fluxbox, or possibly even XFCE4 then the minimum requirement probably doesn't apply. That's more for people who are going to use the default KDE or GNOME desktop environment. Linux still runs on older, slower systems with less RAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 (edited) I am currently running Arch Linux (which is as bleeding edge as a Linux version can be) to an old Olivetti Laptop, with PIII/700 CPU and just 128M RAM (actually less than that- some RAM is used by the GPU). It's running just fine, using (in my case) ICEWM, but I guess any lightweight window manager should be fine- and maybe XFCE4 as well. Edited June 6, 2007 by scarecrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamw Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Mandriva will install fine with 192MB. You _can_ run KDE or GNOME with that much, it'll just be a little slow. Xfce or IceWM with a carefully chosen set of lightweight apps will feel quicker. I ran Mandriva on my old laptop (p2/400 with 128MB of RAM) for a long time, running full GNOME 2.x. It wasn't that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Minimal hardware requirements for a linux system: i386 processor with 64 MB Ram. It is the DE's that eat the ram. A not so well known alternative to KDE or Gnome, but still great is Rox. Runs with 64 MB Ram afaik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linux n00b Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Anyone remember the requirements of Mandriva 2006? I cant find old docs that say the requirements for 2006 free edition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linux n00b Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 I found them: Hardware Requirements CPU: All Pentium, Celeron, Athlon, Duron, Sempron processors RAM: 256MB minimum, 512MB recommended. CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Graphic Cards: NVIDIA®, ATI™, Intel® i8xx and i9xx. Sound cards: All Sound Blaster compatible cards and AC97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamw Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Don't really take those seriously. I don't know why we quote 256MB, as I said, it's not really accurate. AFAIK the real minimum is 64MB (the installer needs at least this much headroom). With less than 128MB, you can only install using the text installer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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