Jim Baxter wrote:
>
> Hi Gang
>
> I have been asked if RH 6.2 ( or 5.2 even) will run on a 386 with 32 mb
> memory and 40mb hard disk.
> Can't say why he wants to but I suspect it is some old junk he is wanting to
> get some use out of.
>
> Does any one think it can be done and still do anything like run a browser?
>
> I bet there is no CD on it.
>
It will work, I've done it before. I certainly *wouldn't* try to run
Xsessions on it though, because it will be too slow. It would make a
nice little IPchains router, or maybe a secondary DNS server. Be very
careful with what packages you install and how you use your disc space.
You don't need a CD rom drive, just a connection to a network and a
boot disc, you can do a complete install over FTP. I've done that a
bunch of times on old Sun Sparc 2's and Sun Sparc IPX's that didn't have
CD rom drives.
Toby A. Rider
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