redhat 7.1

[bluesky]

1. How much RAM does redhat 7.1 full install requires?

2. If more than 128MB then is there a way to select packages to reduce the requirement in RAM?

I installed redhat 7.1 and got a lot of problem, and my RAM consumed w/o running anything was 99%. :(

Because of the limitation of my motherboard(BIOS), I can't upgrade the RAM.

[ 19 September 2001: Message edited by: bluesky ]

[Choozo]

That is quite normal in Linux, since RAM utilization is _way_ better than in Windows.

Reducing number of installed packages will not 'fix' this, but you may consider which services you need to have running. Like httpd, ftp, telnet, samba, etc.

Also make sure you have approx 256 MB of swap space, and 128 MB of RAM should be fine.

Cheers :)

[RedGren]

128M Should be way more than enough if you aren't running any apps. open a console and use the 'top' command to determine if one of your processes is eating all your memory.

Also, check your swap space size, and make sure it is there and used. 'free' will show you this.

[epseps]

Check out Redhat's website, they have some bug fixes available for Konquerer that reduces memory usage and makes it run faster too.

[bluesky]

Thank you both for the fast response. I have 128MB with a discontinued motherboard M748LMRT. Because of its limitation, I can't upgrade RAM (which is probably the best solution). One quick question, redhat suggested the max swap is 168MB, can I go over that number? also the swap usage is only around 1% as compared to 99% of RAM, I wonder why?

[ 19 September 2001: Message edited by: bluesky ]

[Choozo]

You could safely go over 168 MB of swap, but if you have limited space - keep it at that number.

Now, RAM usage of 99% is actually good. System works faster when it uses RAM instead of swapping to harddrive.

I have 512 MB in my box here, and RAM usage is still in the high 90's - and I don't worry about that.

Cheers :)