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kilgoretrout · 01-08-2006, 07:57 PM

You don't have enough ram to run suse 9.1 in a graphical mode. If you want to install a server with no gui(command line only), you would be OK but it appears that the install program may be complaining there is insufficient ram to run the installation w/o some hard drive swap space.
There are linux distros specifically designed for older, more modest hardware like yours. One is "Damn Small Linux"(DSL) which is also a live cd(50MB download) so you can check it out before you install it:

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

Another is vector linux:

http://www.vectorlinux.com/

and:

ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distribu...n_table_2.html

Your main limiting factor is your ram. 64MB is just not enough to run the two main modern linux guis, kde and gnome. The above distros use much smaller, lightweight guis.

01-08-2006, 07:57 PM	#2
kilgoretrout Member (11 bit) Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,524	You don't have enough ram to run suse 9.1 in a graphical mode. If you want to install a server with no gui(command line only), you would be OK but it appears that the install program may be complaining there is insufficient ram to run the installation w/o some hard drive swap space. There are linux distros specifically designed for older, more modest hardware like yours. One is "Damn Small Linux"(DSL) which is also a live cd(50MB download) so you can check it out before you install it: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ Another is vector linux: http://www.vectorlinux.com/ and: ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distribu...n_table_2.html Your main limiting factor is your ram. 64MB is just not enough to run the two main modern linux guis, kde and gnome. The above distros use much smaller, lightweight guis.