From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from drobbins by cvs.gentoo.org with local (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15een8-0001t7-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Wed, 05 Sep 2001 09:40:38 -0600 From: Daniel Robbins To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Installation Message-ID: <20010905094038.F23173@cvs.gentoo.org> References: <20010905234032.A80301@ada.snu.ac.kr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010905234032.A80301@ada.snu.ac.kr>; from dk@ada.snu.ac.kr on Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 11:40:32PM +0900 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Sep 5 09:41:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 09:40:38 -0600 X-Archives-Salt: dfdcfbbb-f17c-46d0-a678-b0adee411aed X-Archives-Hash: edf924929e743d7704da7330f5900a8e On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 11:40:32PM +0900, Deokhwan Kim wrote: > The `Gentoo Linux 1.0_rc6 "from source" (build) CD Installation' says: > > To install from the build CD, you will need to have a 486+ processor, > and ideally at least 64 Megabytes of RAM. > > Is the `64 Megabytes of RAM' a serious requirement? I have only 32M > RAM. So can't I install from the build CD? You can *try*, but be sure to enable lots of swap first. Compiling glibc is very memory intensive, and may not be a pleasurable experience for you. -- Daniel Robbins Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.