Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 21:17:59 -0800 From: Jay O'Brien <jayobrien@att.net> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: FreeBSD - questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: memory requirements? Message-ID: <418C5E87.7020505@att.net> In-Reply-To: <20041106050550.GA72796@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <418C57F4.1040703@att.net> <20041106050550.GA72796@xor.obsecurity.org>
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Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 08:49:56PM -0800, Jay O'Brien wrote: > >>I inherited a 400 MHz Pentium II with 128MB of RAM >>and a 20GB HD. >> >>Is this an adequate configuration to run 5.2.1, or >>do I need to add memory? > > > It all depends what you want to do with it...it's the applications you > run that take up most of the memory. 128MB is a bit on the small side > if you're going to be doing memory-heavy desktop work (e.g. running > mozilla, KDE, etc), but there are plenty of lighter-weight > alternatives to those applications. > > Kris Good point. I am bringing up another (very capable) machine and learning as I go; I set it up with 4.10 and I now think I should be running 5.2.1. It will ultimately be a mail and web server. I thought I would bring this old machine (inherited from my 89 yr old m-i-l who passed away in August) on 5.2.1 to get a feel for it; I would probably not do much more than use it as a SSH terminal to connect to the other machine and as a learning tool to learn (or re-learn) unix commands. It presently runs Win98SE, had a CD reader and a NIC card, so I know it has working hardware. The bottom line is that 128MB seems adequate for FreeBSD itself? Jay O'Brien
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