Re: system requirements for Fedora 9

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--- max bianco <maximilianbianco@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Antonio Olivares
> <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I know that the release notes have not come out,
> but I
> > want to find out what are the bare minimum
> > requirements to get Fedora 9 installed onto a
> > computer.
> >
> > I have seen Ubuntu 8.0.4 LTS (Hardy Heron) being
> > released and they have a page with the system
> > requirements:
> >
> >
>
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements
> >
> > I looked for the Fedora equivalent page but the
> > closest I have found is
> >
> >
>
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/ArchSpecific
> >
> > but it only specifies for installation purposes. 
> I
> > would like to know the requirements because
> several of
> > my friends have become interested in linux and I
> told
> > them to install Fedora, one already installed
> *buntu
> > and he is loving it.
> >
> > What are the requirements for KDE?
> >
> > for Gnome?
> >
> > XFce?
> >
> > other DE if they also count?
> >
> > Would Fedora 9 work ok with a machine with the
> > following specs
> >
> > cat /proc/cpuinfo
> >
> > processor       : 0
> > vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
> > cpu family      : 6
> > model           : 7
> > model name      : Pentium III (Katmai)
> > stepping        : 3
> > cpu MHz         : 451.017
> > cache size      : 512 KB
> > fdiv_bug        : no
> > hlt_bug         : no
> > f00f_bug        : no
> > coma_bug        : no
> > fpu             : yes
> > fpu_exception   : yes
> > cpuid level     : 2
> > wp              : yes
> > flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce
> cx8
> > sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse up
> > bogomips        : 903.08
> > clflush size    : 32
> >
> > cat /proc/meminfo
> >
> > MemTotal:       510372 kB
> > MemFree:         20152 kB
> > Buffers:         47824 kB
> > Cached:         276884 kB
> > SwapCached:          4 kB
> > Active:         203556 kB
> > Inactive:       241360 kB
> > HighTotal:           0 kB
> > HighFree:            0 kB
> > LowTotal:       510372 kB
> > LowFree:         20152 kB
> > SwapTotal:     1052248 kB
> > SwapFree:      1052244 kB
> > Dirty:               0 kB
> > Writeback:           0 kB
> > AnonPages:      120204 kB
> > Mapped:          46632 kB
> > Slab:            25136 kB
> > SReclaimable:    15952 kB
> > SUnreclaim:       9184 kB
> > PageTables:       1368 kB
> > NFS_Unstable:        0 kB
> > Bounce:              0 kB
> > CommitLimit:   1307432 kB
> > Committed_AS:   257348 kB
> > VmallocTotal:   507896 kB
> > VmallocUsed:     13172 kB
> > VmallocChunk:   494600 kB
> >
> > would a machine like this one run Fedora 9 ok or
> is
> > better to try something like Xubuntu?
> >
> > I would like your recommendations for a friend.
> >
> > Thanks in Advance,
> >
> > Antonio
> >
> I installed the F9 Alpha on a p3 w 512 RAM and a 12
> gb hdd, GNOME ran
> acceptably. Old dell optiplex.
> 
> 
> Max
> 
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Awesome :).  As soon as Fedora 9 is released,
hopefully before May 30/31 I'll try to install it, if
he was not convinced to put *Buntu where * can be X,K,
or regular U.

Regards,

Antonio 


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