On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 02:52:56AM -0800, suselist@jemka.com wrote:
I would like to install Suse Linux on a Pentium 1 90 mhz 32mb system. I realize that with only 32 mb of memory I can not use Yast. I hope to use this system as a basic Lunix learning tool and possibly as a Samba and/or Apache server. I don't plan on using any GUI (KDE, GNOME, etc.), strictly command line.
I also have an older Toshiba notebook with that has a Pentium II and 32 mb memory. I'd like to put Linux on that, just to play with / learn Linux. With this system I also assume I would not be able to use Yast (needs 64 mb memory) and would probably have to use the command line.
Is this possible? Am I crazy to try installation without Yast? Can Samba and Apache run effectively on a low end Pentium with only 32 mb memory?
You can't install SuSE without YaST, but you can run YaST in text mode. You might have a bit of a problem getting SuSE 8.x on; you'll almost certainly have to do some manual partitioning to get a swap partition. I have SuSE 7.2 running as my mailserver on a 486 DX2/66 with 32 MB; it was initially installed and running on 16 MB, but whenever I received a big batch of email, the combination of processing that mail, and the regular Mailman queue runner caused the machine to swap itself into oblivion. If you can find extra memory, put it in. Otherwise, you should probably be able to do it, but it'll be a tight squeeze if you want to use 8.1. HTH... -- David Smith Work Email: Dave.Smith@st.com STMicroelectronics Home Email: David.Smith@ds-electronics.co.uk Bristol, England GPG Key: 0xF13192F2