CentOS - Mar 2015 - CentOS 6.x desktop specs: minimum requirements

Hi,

I often have to deal with relatively obsolete hardware in schools, 
public libraries, small town halls, etc. I still have a handful of 
CentOS 5.x installations around for these, but I wonder what CentOS 6.x 
desktop specs are, e. g. the minimum requirements (in terms of CPU and 
RAM) to reasonably run it. Will a battered first-generation P-IV with 
512 MB RAM be sufficient? How much RAM does 6.x's graphical installer 
require to even start? Or is it better to opt for CentOS 5.x on this 
sort of dinosaur?

Cheers,

Niki
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On 3/24/2015 12:19 AM, Niki Kovacs wrote:
> I often have to deal with relatively obsolete hardware in schools, 
> public libraries, small town halls, etc. I still have a handful of 
> CentOS 5.x installations around for these, but I wonder what CentOS 
> 6.x desktop specs are, e. g. the minimum requirements (in terms of CPU 
> and RAM) to reasonably run it. Will a battered first-generation P-IV 
> with 512 MB RAM be sufficient? How much RAM does 6.x's graphical 
> installer require to even start? Or is it better to opt for CentOS 5.x 
> on this sort of dinosaur?
I'd be looking at something like TinyLinux or DamnSmallLinux on those.


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Le 24/03/2015 08:34, John R Pierce a ?crit :
> I'd be looking at something like TinyLinux or DamnSmallLinux on those.
I don't want anything else than CentOS for the job.

I used to install my own heavily customized version of Slackware on 
these machines (http://www.microlinux.fr/slackware/), but this was a bit 
of a hassle to maintain.

CentOS 5.x is running perfectly well on these old PC's. My question was 
more about what the 6.x installer needs to start. Once the base system 
is installed, I know how to configure a lightweight desktop.

Niki

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Hi,

On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 12:49 PM, Niki Kovacs <info at microlinux.fr>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I often have to deal with relatively obsolete hardware in schools, public
> libraries, small town halls, etc. I still have a handful of CentOS 5.x
> installations around for these, but I wonder what CentOS 6.x desktop specs
> are, e. g. the minimum requirements (in terms of CPU and RAM) to reasonably
> run it. Will a battered first-generation P-IV with 512 MB RAM be
> sufficient? How much RAM does 6.x's graphical installer require to even
> start? Or is it better to opt for CentOS 5.x on this sort of dinosaur?
>
Try considering Bodhi and Puppy Linux also.

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Ashishkumar S. Yadav

Le 24/03/2015 09:45, Ashish Yadav a ?crit :
> Try considering Bodhi and Puppy Linux also.
Thanks but no. As I already stated, I have my own blend of Slackware for 
this. My question was: I want to install CentOS (and not $OTHER_DISTRO) 
on these machines, so what are the minimum specs?

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A couple of years ago I installed C6 on a ThinkPad A20 (512MB ram, 450MHz
cpu).  It runs, but is painfully slow.  It can handle vi in an xterm, but
not a modern web browser.  Even a simple yum update takes too long.

Personally, i suggest staying with C5 and planning to recycle the hardware
when C5 goes EOL.   It comes down to which applications you need to support
and how big your support budget is.

On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 1:19 AM, Niki Kovacs <info at microlinux.fr>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I often have to deal with relatively obsolete hardware in schools, public
> libraries, small town halls, etc. I still have a handful of CentOS 5.x
> installations around for these, but I wonder what CentOS 6.x desktop specs
> are, e. g. the minimum requirements (in terms of CPU and RAM) to reasonably
> run it. Will a battered first-generation P-IV with 512 MB RAM be
> sufficient? How much RAM does 6.x's graphical installer require to even
> start? Or is it better to opt for CentOS 5.x on this sort of dinosaur?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Niki
> --
> Microlinux - Solutions informatiques 100% Linux et logiciels libres
> 7, place de l'?glise - 30730 Montpezat
> Web  : http://www.microlinux.fr
> Mail : info at microlinux.fr
> T?l. : 04 66 63 10 32
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