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

Tue Mar 24 08:45:44 UTC 2015
Ashish Yadav <gwalashish at gmail.com>

Hi,

On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 12:49 PM, Niki Kovacs <info at microlinux.fr> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> 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?
>

Try considering Bodhi and Puppy Linux also.

--Regards
Ashishkumar S. Yadav