Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 05:17:41 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r46401 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall Message-ID: <201504010517.t315HflE048223@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler Date: Wed Apr 1 05:17:40 2015 New Revision: 46401 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/46401 Log: Minimum Hardware Requirements: installation instructions reduce the total amount of text and make it more explicit what the minimum and recommend. Don't include a difference between graphical and non-graphical systems since these days, RAM is cheap. Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Wed Apr 1 05:08:31 2015 (r46400) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Wed Apr 1 05:17:40 2015 (r46401) @@ -159,17 +159,12 @@ of the &os; web site (<link xlink:href="&url.base;/releases/index.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/index.html</link>).</para>; - <para>A &os; installation will require at least 64 MB of + <para>A &os; installation will require a minimum 64 MB of <acronym>RAM</acronym> and 1.5 GB of free hard drive space for the most minimal installation. However, that is a - <emphasis>very</emphasis> minimal install, leaving almost no - free space. A more realistic minimum is 4 GB without a - graphical environment, and 8 GB or more if a graphical user - interface will be used. Third-party application software - requires more space. It is recommended to increase - <acronym>RAM</acronym> and hard drive space to meet the needs of - the applications that will be used and the amount of data that - will be stored.</para> + <emphasis>minimal</emphasis> install, leaving almost no + free space. It is recommend to have at least 8 GB + of <acronym>RAM</acronym>.</para> <para>The processor requirements for each architecture can be summarized as follows:</para>
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