Fedora 3 instalation for PDC

Sat Feb 5 02:21:48 UTC 2005

On Fri, 2005-02-04 at 21:06, Craig White wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-02-04 at 20:50 -0500, Scot L. Harris wrote:
> > On Fri, 2005-02-04 at 19:36, rmgsantos at sapo.pt wrote:
> > > Hi all
> > > 
> > > I'm new to linux and I'm intrested in testing Linux as a PDC for a small
> > > windows network.
> > > Could you help me with the best installation setup for the Fedora 3.
> > > I would like to know what modules are the best to install and what type of
> > > install should I do and any other recommendations that you can remember.
> > > 
> > > For now I have a old IBM Pentium 100 with 64mb ram and a 20gb disk.
> > 
> > 
> > For that function and the equipment you listed you will want to do a
> > minimal install and add the samba packages.  Shut every thing else
> > down.  You most likely will not be able to run X windows or any of the
> > windowing systems in just 64MB, at least not that it would be very
> > responsive.
> > 
> > Recommend you check out some of the online tutorials or pickup one of
> > the many books on samba to get details on setting up a PDC.
> ----
> does fedora run on Pentium I ?
> 
> Craig

Good catch!  I'm not sure.

Release notes say:

Minimum: Pentium-class

        Fedora Core 3 is optimized for Pentium 4 CPUs, but also supports
        earlier CPUs (such as Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium
        III, and including AMD and VIA variants). This approach has been
        taken because Pentium-class optimizations actually result in
        reduced performance for non-Pentium-class processors, and
        Pentium 4 scheduling is sufficiently different (while making up
        the bulk of today's processors) to warrant this change.

      * Recommended for text-mode: 200 MHz Pentium-class or better

      * Recommended for graphical: 400 MHz Pentium II or better

Looks like it should work.

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