[CentOS] CentOS 6.x desktop specs: minimum requirements

Tue Mar 24 07:34:02 UTC 2015
John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com>

On 3/24/2015 12:19 AM, Niki Kovacs wrote:
> I often have to deal with relatively obsolete hardware in schools, 
> public libraries, small town halls, etc. I still have a handful of 
> CentOS 5.x installations around for these, but I wonder what CentOS 
> 6.x desktop specs are, e. g. the minimum requirements (in terms of CPU 
> and RAM) to reasonably run it. Will a battered first-generation P-IV 
> with 512 MB RAM be sufficient? How much RAM does 6.x's graphical 
> installer require to even start? Or is it better to opt for CentOS 5.x 
> on this sort of dinosaur?

I'd be looking at something like TinyLinux or DamnSmallLinux on those.


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john, recycling bits in santa cruz