Re: Fedora-like Linux for 1.99GB RAM?

Robert Moskowitz <rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Sun, 01 Jun 2014 07:33:48 -0400



    On 05/31/2014 04:36 PM, Oliver
      Ruebenacker wrote:

    
                           Hello,

                      
                      I need a new OS for an old computer, an about 10
                    years old x86. I upgraded RAM from 500MB to 2GB,
                    though Windows XP reports 1.99 GB.

                    
                    I would have installed Fedora, but they say the
                  requirements are at least 4GB RAM.

                  
                  Is there any Linux distro similar to Fedora that works
                for 1.99 GB RAM?

                
                I'd love to use KDE, although if it really doesn't work,
              I could also settle for Xfce.

            
    I regularly run Fedora AND Centos on older systems, but normally
    only 5 years old.  Both continue to support 32 bit and as long as
    memory is really 1GB install graphically just fine.  If memory is
    less, then they go to text based install.

    
    Further, although RHEL7 is saying 64 bit only, there will be a
    Centos 7 SIG that will do a 32 bit version.

    
    So you should be fine.

    
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