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  1. 03-22-2007 #1
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    Hi-newbie, trying to check out ifLinux RAM reqs have erupted over the last 3 yrs?y

    Considering trying Linux - and I thought a 486 was enough! nNow 2 books tell me that Fedora Core requires 256M or 512M of RAM - help!!!@!
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    Topic moved (it was posted in the wrong place).

    To answer your question, it depends on what you want to do. Fedora requires/advices 256mb ram when installing Gnome or KDE.

    It can be done with less, but it will affect speed and smoothness.
    I used Fedora 4 once on a laptop with 128mb together with Gnome, but it wasn't flashy. But for my purpose at the time good enough
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    Quote Originally Posted by martin_by
    Considering trying Linux - and I thought a 486 was enough! nNow 2 books tell me that Fedora Core requires 256M or 512M of RAM - help!!!@!
    what is 486? is it 486MB RAM or 486 processor?
    if it 486 processor, lightweight distros will run pretty fine. check here ( lightweight distro section ) for more details,
    It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
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  4. 03-22-2007 #4
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    Good ol' Slack.
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  5. 03-23-2007 #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by tech_man
    Good ol' Slack.
    For a newbie ??
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    ^^ He asked if the RAM requirements have gone up in the past years, and I said, "No Sir".
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