Re: Mimimum Memory for Suse 9.2

From: David Wright (david_c_wright_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/12/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:16:11 +0100

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

My 1Ghz laptop has only 384MB, but that runs quite well. It doesn't need the
swap for normal tasks and KDE runs at an acceptable speed. As the rest of
the network is running at 2Ghz+ (equivalent speed, all AMD Athlon's -
XP2000+ is the slowest), it seems a bit of a dog, but the waiting isn't
that bad, and once an app is up-and-running, it responds reasonably
quickly.

Dave

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