Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 23:32:33 -0800 From: Jay O'Brien <jayobrien@att.net> To: FreeBSD - questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: memory requirements? Message-ID: <418C7E11.6080400@att.net> In-Reply-To: <20041106064447.GA1061@procyon.nekulturny.org> References: <418C57F4.1040703@att.net> <20041106050550.GA72796@xor.obsecurity.org> <418C5E87.7020505@att.net> <20041106064447.GA1061@procyon.nekulturny.org>
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Danny MacMillan wrote: > On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 10:17:59PM -0700, Jay O'Brien wrote: > >>Kris Kennaway wrote: >> >>> >>>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? > > > More than adequate. I have a 300MHz 64MB machine with a 7GB hard drive > running 5.2.1 handily. I don't have much on there besides dovecot, but I > do use it as an installation and configuration testbed for new software > I'm interested in. I don't have X installed. There is no difference in > apparent speed at the console or through SSH between this machine and my > other much more capable (800MHz, 384MB) 5.2.1 machine. > > Unless your needs are more substantial than they would appear, your > machine is overpowered. I would just go ahead and try it. If you find > that you need more power you haven't closed the door on any opportunities > by trying it. As another poster has mentioned, you might want to wait > for 5.3, or put a pre-release version of 5.3 on it. > Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > you may want to put 5.3 on it. Supposed to release this weekend > according to a note earlier. > > I only use FreeBSD for server work so I cannot comment on memory > requirements for running X etc > > Chad > Thanks, folks! I hadn't considered 5.3, but as this is really only a test bed, I might as well go for it. I see 5.3-RC2 is available, I'll grab it and burn an ISO CD. Jay O'Brien
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