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JohnMcPherson |
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[Acronym] for __R__andom __A__ccess __M__emory. |
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WikiAdmin |
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JohnMcPherson |
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You can do a fairly bare install of a modern Linux distribution with 16[MB] of memory, although many installers require more memory, once the [OS] is installed, you should be fine. |
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JohnMcPherson |
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32MB of memory can be a reasonably useful Linux install if you don't have X(1) or any other memory hungry programs running. 32MB of memory would make a reasonable non-caching firewall for instance. |
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JohnMcPherson |
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64MB of memory is where a machine starts becoming usable interactively with X(1), but don't run [Mozilla] :) |
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JohnMcPherson |
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128MB is a reasonable amount of memory for a Linux install, but if you want to run Mozilla, and other memory hungry programs you probably need: |
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JohnMcPherson |
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256MB or 512MB. 512MB is a nice amount of memory. I have 512MB on my desktop, which is also a fileserver. |
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JohnMcPherson |
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1GB of memory is just getting silly :) |
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CraigBox |
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See [DDR] and [SDRAM] |
