Don't give up on the 386. There are several minimalist Linux web sites out there from which you can get some solid advice. Also, you don't have to stick with Red Hat. Look for an older slackware installation set that you can download to floppies. There are hundreds of different distributions out there - pick one thats right for your set up and prove the bigger is better synics wrong!
On Thu, 28 Nov 2002, Ed Wilts wrote: > On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 09:12:39PM +0100, Bastiaan Welmers wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Does anyone know where I can find the system requirements / advised system > > properties > > for any release of RedHat Linux? For example, until which version can I install > > on > > an i386 8MB Ram? > > Actually, the requirements are on the Red Hat web site (after a bunch of > whining by people like me). I believe the current requirement (but > haven't confirmed it) is 64MB ram for text mode, and 128MB for > graphical, with 192MB recommended for graphical. A Pentium or better is > required. > > There is *no* safe version of Red Hat Linux that can be installed on a > 386 with 8MB Ram. All versions that old have serious security holes. > > I believe your best bet at this stage is to replace the hardware with > something manufactured in the last 5 years. Even a 5-year old system - > which was typically a Pentium 200 or better - can be upgraded to 64MB > Ram. I finally got rid of a 7-year old P166 with 48MB earlier this year > for $20. A friend gave me a PentiumPro 200 with 64MB to give to another > friend a few months ago. eBay has multiple systems that meet the > requirements with a Buy-it-Now price of around $40-50 (which is around the > price of a Red Hat Linux box set). > > Cheers, > .../Ed > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
