[CentOS] Scary memory requirements for 5.1 graphic install

Tue Dec 4 00:40:38 UTC 2007
Stephen John Smoogen <smooge at gmail.com>

On Dec 3, 2007 11:26 AM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote:
> It is listed as a known issue, but I have a lot of 256Mb systems where I
> have used the graphic installer....
>
> OUCH!
>
> And when this is fixed (I really hope), it will mean some new ISOs to
> download?
>

I would say that those systems may not be good candidates for future
EL versions. The memory requirements for the Enterprise editions are
going up with moore's law as more things get added to the wishbin 'of
what everyone wants'. I say this as I look at my 256 MB servers and
think that they will be EL-4 boxes from now on.


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Stephen J Smoogen. -- CSIRT/Linux System Administrator
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