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Re: [SLE] help installing 8.1 on Pc with 32Mg of RAM
- From: MindBender <ephlodur@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 19:01:58 -0800 (PST)
- Message-id: <20030213030158.67344.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
So I still ccan do a text based install with suse 8.1
I'll try that
Thanks zentara .
--- zentara <zentara@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 07:15:12 -0800
> "Milanuk, Monte" <monte@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >So... I guess the consensus is that even if I were
> to go to the trouble of
> >using a Linux rescue disk such as tomsrtbt to
> format the HD in advance,
> >complete w/ swap space and what not, it *still*
> might not fit? Well, guess
> >I'll be using something like Debian or Slackware on
> that box! Or... anyone
> >know if something like Gentoo that compiles stuff
> specifically for the
> >hardware you install it on would work? I mean,
> this is a spare test box
> >setting there w/ no other real useful purpose, as I
> can do most everything I
> >need from my eMac running OS X 10.2.3 and Apple's
> X11.app, so I can afford
> >to leave it sit to bake compiling stuff for days on
> end if need be.
>
> I installed 8.1 on an old Canon P100 with 32megs
> ram.
> I used the text mode install, an first installed a
> minimum
> system without X, then played with it to get X
> installed.
>
> It can be done.
>
>
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I'll try that
Thanks zentara .
--- zentara <zentara@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 07:15:12 -0800
> "Milanuk, Monte" <monte@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >So... I guess the consensus is that even if I were
> to go to the trouble of
> >using a Linux rescue disk such as tomsrtbt to
> format the HD in advance,
> >complete w/ swap space and what not, it *still*
> might not fit? Well, guess
> >I'll be using something like Debian or Slackware on
> that box! Or... anyone
> >know if something like Gentoo that compiles stuff
> specifically for the
> >hardware you install it on would work? I mean,
> this is a spare test box
> >setting there w/ no other real useful purpose, as I
> can do most everything I
> >need from my eMac running OS X 10.2.3 and Apple's
> X11.app, so I can afford
> >to leave it sit to bake compiling stuff for days on
> end if need be.
>
> I installed 8.1 on an old Canon P100 with 32megs
> ram.
> I used the text mode install, an first installed a
> minimum
> system without X, then played with it to get X
> installed.
>
> It can be done.
>
>
> --
> use Perl; #powerful programmable prestidigitation
>
> --
> Check the headers for your unsubscription address
> For additional commands send e-mail to
> suse-linux-e-help@xxxxxxxx
> Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com
> Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@xxxxxxxx
>
>
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