Re: Mimimum Memory for Suse 9.2
From: Alon Stewart (abstewa_at_notone.net)
Date: 11/12/04
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Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:44:17 -0500
B Gruff wrote:
> svpjfbd@wlrajt.com wrote:
>
>
>>I have installed 9.2 with 128 MB of memory on a P500. This was from
>>the CDs. It will drop back to text install I think. You may also
>>need to have a swap partition ready on the disk, not sure if I
>>already had one (it was a previous Linux HD). But it can be done.
>>
>>You will find that while KDE runs, it will be slow activating
>>things. Even OO runs after a long delay starting. Still, for my
>>friend who is totally computer adverse, it's KDE or nothing, since a
>>less integrated environment will be unusable by him.
>
>
> Exactly my experience with an almost identical machine (550MHz/128MB)
>
> I keep debating buying some extra RAM, but wonder if it's worth it?
> Can anybody hazard a guess at the difference I'd see with 256 or 384
> of RAM?
>
> Bill
SuSE 9.1 works great on my AMD 1800XP Athlon with 384 megs.
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