On 11/11/2010 10:10 AM, Götz Reinicke - IT-Koordinator wrote: > Am 11.11.10 15:53, schrieb Robert Moskowitz: > >> >> On 11/11/2010 01:06 AM, Götz Reinicke - IT-Koordinator wrote: >> >>> Am 10.11.10 23:54, schrieb Robert Moskowitz: >>> >>> >>>> On 11/10/2010 04:33 PM, Connie Sieh wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Wed, 10 Nov 2010, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 11/10/2010 02:43 PM, Matthew Miller wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 02:40:52PM -0600, Matt wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What does 6 bring with it? Anything new in virtualization and >>>>>>>> cloud computing? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.redhat.com/rhel/server/details/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> I don't see here what version of BIND is included. Anyone know? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> bind-9.7.0-5.P2 >>>>> >>>>> To determine other versions the src.rpm's are located at >>>>> >>>>> ftp://ftp.redhat.com/redhat/linux/enterprise/6/en/source/SRPMS/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> And what are the minimum system requirements? Will we still be able to >>>> install this on a 256Mb system for example? >>>> >>>> >>> http://www.redhat.com/rhel/compare/ >>> >> Great! Now I know what to look for I can put the right search string >> into google to get this page! >> >> Well that has the information I was looking for except.... >> >> It says there that RHEL 5's minimum memory is 512Mb. Last week I >> installed Centos 5.5 on a test system with 256Mb with a 1Gb of cache: >> >> # free >> total used free shared buffers cached >> Mem: 254124 235864 18260 0 5952 97668 >> -/+ buffers/cache: 132244 121880 >> Swap: 1052248 151876 900372 >> >> So I hope that Centos 6 will continue to be installable on a 256Mb >> system. It does not pay to replace the memory on these test systems. I >> can pick up 1Gb used SFF systems for about the same price as 512Mb >> memory for these old boxes. >> >> > I just tried to install RH EL 6 on a virtual mashine with 256 MB. Just > after the installer boots it says 'You do not have enough RAM to install > ....' Given a comment that RHEL 6 is based on FC13, I am going to try installing FC13 on one of my 256 test systems, but I suspect it will be time to send those systems off to the recyclers.... Maybe someone will take them and put DSL or some such on them.