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- From: probreak@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (James Michael Chacon)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: Is >4Mb essential for X?
- Date: 20 Dec 1992 21:21:09 -0600
- Organization: Kansas State University
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- Keywords: RAM X 4Mb
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- philipr@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Philip Rhoades) writes:
-
- >I have installed the SLS version (from Bond Uni) on a 486 with IDE
- >drive with some minor prob's starting X but I have also installed
- >it on a 386DX with SCSI drive (a few hassles there) - this machine
- >only has 4Mb ram. Is it essential to have more than 4Mb to start X
- >even if you are not compiling?
- >--
- >Philip Rhoades
- >First Year Biology
- >University of Sydney
- >phil@biox.bio.su.OZ.AU or philipr@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU
-
- You should be able to get my with 4M. However, I would have a swap file or
- partition in place. X will use gobbs of memory if you open lots of windows
- or run things that want to display graphics (like xv).
-
- James
-