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Bug 63962 - No system requirements specified
Summary: No system requirements specified
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: [OLD] Docs-user
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Gentoo Linux FAQ (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Docs Team
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Reported: 2004-09-13 22:33 UTC by Kerrin Pine
Modified: 2004-09-14 03:35 UTC (History)
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Description Kerrin Pine 2004-09-13 22:33:28 UTC
It might be a good idea to list system requirements, for example minimum memory and hard drive space for installation. I was unable to locate this in the FAQ or Handbook. Google searches seem to bring up requirements specified by magazines that distribute Gentoo. Requirements exist in Gentoo MIPS documentation but not for x86. Was a piece of cake to find Redhat requirements.


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Comment 1 Benny Chuang (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-09-13 22:36:02 UTC
in http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=2
which stated the harware requirements clearly.

    * You need at least 1 Gb of free disk space
    * If you do not use prebuilt packages, you need at least 300 Mb of memory (RAM + swap)
    * You need a 486+ processor and at least 64 megabytes of memory
Comment 2 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-09-14 03:35:15 UTC
The requirements are also directly linked from the support page at http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/support.xml