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From: ichi@ihug.co.nz
To: Ray Olszewski <ray@comarre.com>
Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RAM and swap partition
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 07:13:38 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3DF442A2.733E0A33@ihug.co.nz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 5.1.0.14.1.20021208075330.020a30f0@celine

Ray Olszewski wrote:
> 
> (only Slackware, I think, still offers a "low memory" 
> install option) 

The latest Slackware (8.1) still provides a low-mem kernel.
However the standard installation scheme is too big to run
in 8mb RAM.  The instructions say 16mb RAM is required,
although 12mb is probably enough with the low-mem kernel.
For machines with less RAM than this, the instructions
recommend ZipSlack (which runs on a DOS filesystem).

There is, however, another option for computers with 
8mb RAM or less:
-------------------------------------------
http://www.volny.cz/basiclinux/slack81.html
-------------------------------------------
This uses a special low-RAM installation script that 
installs Slackware 8.1 to an ext2 partition.

Cheers,
Steven


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2002-12-09  7:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-12-07  0:00 RAM and swap partition Heimo Claasen
2002-12-08  0:24 ` james niland
2002-12-08 13:15   ` Rolf Edlund
2002-12-08 15:58     ` Ray Olszewski
2002-12-08 21:43       ` Chuck Gelm
2002-12-11 18:32         ` Rolf Edlund
2002-12-09  7:13       ` ichi [this message]
2002-12-08 21:39         ` whitnl73
2002-12-11 18:03       ` Rolf Edlund
2002-12-08  0:35 ` dashielljt
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-12-07  0:00 Heimo Claasen
2002-12-08  2:28 ` whitnl73
2002-12-09 18:22 james miller
2002-12-09 18:47 ` Ray Olszewski
2002-12-10  8:39   ` ichi
2002-12-09 20:59 ` Chuck Gelm
2002-12-09 20:59 ` Chuck Gelm
2002-12-10  8:15 ` ichi
2002-12-13  0:00 Heimo Claasen
2002-12-13 22:31 ` Chuck Gelm
2002-12-15  0:00 Heimo Claasen
2002-12-15  4:07 ` Chuck Gelm
2002-12-16  0:00 Heimo Claasen
2002-12-16 21:33 ` Chuck Gelm

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