--- max bianco <maximilianbianco@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Antonio Olivares > <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > I know that the release notes have not come out, > but I > > want to find out what are the bare minimum > > requirements to get Fedora 9 installed onto a > > computer. > > > > I have seen Ubuntu 8.0.4 LTS (Hardy Heron) being > > released and they have a page with the system > > requirements: > > > > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements > > > > I looked for the Fedora equivalent page but the > > closest I have found is > > > > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/ArchSpecific > > > > but it only specifies for installation purposes. > I > > would like to know the requirements because > several of > > my friends have become interested in linux and I > told > > them to install Fedora, one already installed > *buntu > > and he is loving it. > > > > What are the requirements for KDE? > > > > for Gnome? > > > > XFce? > > > > other DE if they also count? > > > > Would Fedora 9 work ok with a machine with the > > following specs > > > > cat /proc/cpuinfo > > > > processor : 0 > > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > > cpu family : 6 > > model : 7 > > model name : Pentium III (Katmai) > > stepping : 3 > > cpu MHz : 451.017 > > cache size : 512 KB > > fdiv_bug : no > > hlt_bug : no > > f00f_bug : no > > coma_bug : no > > fpu : yes > > fpu_exception : yes > > cpuid level : 2 > > wp : yes > > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce > cx8 > > sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse up > > bogomips : 903.08 > > clflush size : 32 > > > > cat /proc/meminfo > > > > MemTotal: 510372 kB > > MemFree: 20152 kB > > Buffers: 47824 kB > > Cached: 276884 kB > > SwapCached: 4 kB > > Active: 203556 kB > > Inactive: 241360 kB > > HighTotal: 0 kB > > HighFree: 0 kB > > LowTotal: 510372 kB > > LowFree: 20152 kB > > SwapTotal: 1052248 kB > > SwapFree: 1052244 kB > > Dirty: 0 kB > > Writeback: 0 kB > > AnonPages: 120204 kB > > Mapped: 46632 kB > > Slab: 25136 kB > > SReclaimable: 15952 kB > > SUnreclaim: 9184 kB > > PageTables: 1368 kB > > NFS_Unstable: 0 kB > > Bounce: 0 kB > > CommitLimit: 1307432 kB > > Committed_AS: 257348 kB > > VmallocTotal: 507896 kB > > VmallocUsed: 13172 kB > > VmallocChunk: 494600 kB > > > > would a machine like this one run Fedora 9 ok or > is > > better to try something like Xubuntu? > > > > I would like your recommendations for a friend. > > > > Thanks in Advance, > > > > Antonio > > > I installed the F9 Alpha on a p3 w 512 RAM and a 12 > gb hdd, GNOME ran > acceptably. Old dell optiplex. > > > Max > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Awesome :). As soon as Fedora 9 is released, hopefully before May 30/31 I'll try to install it, if he was not convinced to put *Buntu where * can be X,K, or regular U. Regards, Antonio ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list