On 22 Nov 2024 21:54 +0200, from anssi.sa...@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi (Anssi Saari): >> I have successfully booted Debian Bookworm (without a GUI) on VMs with >> slightly less than 256 MB RAM, so 512 MB should be plenty. > > I guess that depends. I remember having a cheap or free trial VPS for a > month with just 512 MB. Git ran out of RAM trying to check out the Linux > kernel. Likewise Netbeans was crashing with memory issues when I tried > to do some little Java programming for a course.
Git checking out the Linux kernel, or running Netbeans, is somewhat more than _booting_ a system without a GUI. -- Michael Kjörling 🔗 https://michael.kjorling.se
