----- Original Message ----- > From: Patrick Strasser <patrick.stras...@student.tugraz.at> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 2:43 PM > Subject: Re: Small xorg? > > Patrick Bartek wrote on 2012-07-06 04:00: > >>> That was I was planning: window manager only. [...] found that xorg, > plus all the stuff it loads, eats a lot of RAM -- about 100+ MB -- leaving > only > about 50MB out of 192 available for applications. > > Hello Patrick! > > Just to make sure: You did not install Recommended packages, just > Required ones, did you? I always disable Recommended packages in > aptitude and before starting the install procedure I look through the > list of Recommended and Suggested packages, just in case I find > something I really need or like.
As I recall, only the required dependencies were installed. I needed the system to be as lean as possible due to the RAM limitations, but still be easily usable. Perhaps, a little background for clarification: The Thinkpad 240X (500Mhz PIII, 192MB RAM) was acquired used about 5 years ago, and initially Debian Sarge and XFCE were installed along side Windows 2000 Pro--dual boot. I used the installer's "Expert" option, and installed just the base system--no X anything, then used Aptitude to build the rest of the system, piece by piece. I let Aptitude determine the necessary dependencies. After everything was up and running, I installed what apps and extras I wanted either with agt-get or Synaptic. A year or so later, I did a apt-get dist-upgrade (instructions strictly followed) to Etch which was the latest version at the time. A while later, during a standard update/upgrade (not dist-upgrade)--Lenny was the most current release--somehow parts of Lenny were installed. However, the damn thing still worked! Gotta love Linux. That's where the system sits today. B -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1342633034.29924.yahoomail...@web160301.mail.bf1.yahoo.com