[indiana-discuss] Determining Target System Requirements

[Aubrey.Li]

On Nov 10, 2007 2:26 PM, Shawn Walker <swalker at opensolaris.org> wrote:
> I think a conversation on determining target system requirements might
> be helpful.
>
> Keep in mind that when determining system requirements for
> installation that several factors can dramatically affect the results:
>
> * Type of Install (GUI / Text)
> * Architecture (SPARC, x86, AMD64)
> * Install Media Type (Live CD-based / Installation Only)
> * Media Source ( CD, DVD, Network )
> * Performance Goals ( Lower memory requirements typically mean a
> slower install )
>
> I have created a page on genunix.org's wiki that may help when
> discussing system requirements among Solaris/OpenSolaris and various
> popular GNU/Linux, and *BSD distributions.
>
> http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/Distribution_System_Requirements_Matrix
>
> A few quick observations:
>
> For Text installations:
> * Minimum is "NetBSD": requires only 4MiB of memory.
> * Maximum is "SXDE 09/07": requires 512MiB of memory.
>
> For GUI installations:
> * Minimum is "Debian": requires only 64MiB of memory.
> * Maximum is "SXDE 09/07": requires 768MiB of memory.
>
> When responding to this thread, please carefully consider your words
> and be prepared to backup your suggestions with references to specific
> websites, market research, etc.
>
> Posting comments such as "I think Indiana should install on 4MiB like
> NetBSD just because!" is not realistic.
>
> Please provide a justification; who you believe the target audience to be, etc.
>
> Also keep in mind some of the factors I mentioned earlier that can
> affect installation.
>

Indiana should install and run the system with the configuration as follows:

1) 256M memory + GUI + X86 + Live CD-based + CD + suitable performance
2) 256M memory + GUI + AMD64 + Live CD-based + CD + suitable performance

Justification:
That's what we need for a distribution to be doable for our project.

Thanks,
-Aubrey
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