I will not run a server on this machine, it is a workstation. Will I need more RAM to this workstation? On Wed, 23 May 2001, Tor Sigurdsson wrote: #�ann �ri�judagur 22 ma� 2001 19:47 skrifa�ir ��: #> * Evandro Caldeira [May 22. 2001 12:45]: #> > Can I install Suse 7.1 on a 486 with 8mb of ram. #> > I will not run X. Is this possible? #> #> Yes, it certainly is. For just a small server it is good. # #For any useability, I'd recommend boosting the RAM to at least 16Mb... # #I have a 486DX33 w/24MB RAM, and it's been chugging along as a mail server #and firewall since SuSE 6.4 came out :-) # #I wouldn't have thrown the mail at it unless it had that amount of RAM tho... # #-tosi # #-- #To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com #For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com #Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq and the #archives at http://lists.suse.com #

Oh Lenz, Where is your spirit of adventure. I had a 486DX2 running afterstep and netscape and all of that for some time . . . it had 16MB of RAM . . . heck, I even compiled an early KDE on it once, but it stunk (slow) so I never used it ;-) Leah Lenz Grimmer (grimmer@suse.de) [010523 07:24]: - > On Wed, 23 May 2001, Evandro Caldeira wrote: - > - > > I will not run a server on this machine, it is a workstation. Will I - > > need more RAM to this workstation? - > - > "Workstation" smells like "graphical desktop". Don't even try this with - > less than 64 MB - it is not worth the effort otherwise. This is a really - > funny situation - a small server (e.g. for print jobs or a low-volume web - > site) can be run with less resources than a desktop system today :) - > - > Bye, - > LenZ - > -- - > ------------------------------------------------------------------ - > Lenz Grimmer SuSE GmbH - > mailto:grimmer@suse.de Schanzaeckerstr. 10 - > http://www.suse.de/~grimmer/ 90443 Nuernberg, Germany - > This is the voice of world control. I have brought peace - > - > - > -- - > To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com - > For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com - > Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq and the - > archives at http://lists.suse.com I can't believe it's not UNIX!!! ------------------------------------------------------------ Leah Cunningham | PPC QA, Business Support & www.heinous.org | QA & Linux geek, et al.

Yes, a windowmanager that is faster to use like afterstep as I mentioned or windowmaker works pretty well on a machine like this still. Evandro Caldeira (evandro@dcc.ufmg.br) [010523 11:56]: - > Runnig another Xwindows like Wmake this cam be done. - > - > - > On Wed, 23 May 2001, Leah Cunningham wrote: - > - > #Oh Lenz, - > # - > #Where is your spirit of adventure. I had a 486DX2 running afterstep - > #and netscape and all of that for some time . . . it had 16MB of RAM - > #. . . heck, I even compiled an early KDE on it once, but it stunk - > #(slow) so I never used it ;-) - > # - > #Leah - > # - > # - > #Lenz Grimmer (grimmer@suse.de) [010523 07:24]: - > #- > On Wed, 23 May 2001, Evandro Caldeira wrote: - > #- > - > #- > > I will not run a server on this machine, it is a workstation. Will I - > #- > > need more RAM to this workstation? - > #- > - > #- > "Workstation" smells like "graphical desktop". Don't even try this with - > #- > less than 64 MB - it is not worth the effort otherwise. This is a really - > #- > funny situation - a small server (e.g. for print jobs or a low-volume web - > #- > site) can be run with less resources than a desktop system today :) - > #- > - > #- > Bye, - > #- > LenZ - > #- > -- - > #- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ - > #- > Lenz Grimmer SuSE GmbH - > #- > mailto:grimmer@suse.de Schanzaeckerstr. 10 - > #- > http://www.suse.de/~grimmer/ 90443 Nuernberg, Germany - > #- > This is the voice of world control. I have brought peace - > #- > - > #- > - > #- > -- - > #- > To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com - > #- > For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com - > #- > Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq and the - > #- > archives at http://lists.suse.com - > # - > # I can't believe it's not UNIX!!! - > #------------------------------------------------------------ - > #Leah Cunningham | PPC QA, Business Support & - > #www.heinous.org | QA & Linux geek, et al. - > # - > #-- - > #To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com - > #For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com - > #Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq and the - > #archives at http://lists.suse.com - > # I can't believe it's not UNIX!!! ------------------------------------------------------------ Leah Cunningham | PPC QA, Business Support & www.heinous.org | QA & Linux geek, et al.