Re: 8086/88 80286 ||| 80386 80486 Pentium ...

[Bart Hartgers]

On 29 Feb, Alan Cox wrote:
>> I have a 386 AND a 486 that I am unable to bring up on Linux because the
>> current version requires more than 8 MB ram.  The setup that I want requires
> 
> No. The current Linux is fine in 4Mb. The distribution installers with all
> their GUI garbage frequently require more. If you are trying to build
> a distribution on a small box I'd suggest you borrow a Debian CD from
> someone. Right now its the only major dist I know that will install sensibly
> in 4/8Mb

Actually, I recently installed RedHat 6.1 on a 486/8Mb. The trick was to
do a NFS install, and forget about the installation program the moment
the shell-prompt appeared on the second console.

I installed the necessary packages by using RPM 'manually'.

Some familiarity with RedHat is necessary for this, I guess.

Bart

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