Re: Source distros Re: [MLUG] Computer for sale...

[Jason McIntosh <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I'm using "sorcerer" but there seems to be weird issues with it.  I haven't
tried gentoo yet, but perhaps I should ;)
As for swap space, I'd recommend at least 512MB, if not a full 1GB.  I found
that it is a massive aid when installing software (tmpfs mount for the
installation source), and on an 80GB or 40GB or whatever large harddrive,
1gb isn't that big of a deal, most of the time.
Jason

on 6/12/02 12:00 PM, Ian Monroe at EMAIL:PROTECTED wrote:

> I should be getting a new computer pretty soon (hurry up cyberpower...)
> and was thinking of installing the source-based Gentoo
> http://www.gentoo.org
> 
> Mainly I just want the ease of updating I get with Debian, but with more
> up-to-date stuff.
> 
> The computer will have 512MB of RAM, how much swap space should I give it?
> 512MB?
> 
> Gentoo has a kernel that is patched out the wazoo (well, I think its
> actually just -ac with some extras like XFS thrown in).
> 
> What distribution are you using?
> 
> Ian Monroe
> http://www.monroe.nu
> 
> On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Jason McIntosh wrote:
> 
>> I would imagine the 366 would work really really well for these purposes.
>> I've been using it as a router (and EMAIL:PROTECTED) box for a long while.  With
>> the memory and stuff in it, should work well.  Win2K would also work on such
>> a box, although Linux runs better.  I'll double check tonight on OpenOffice
>> to see how it performs, but as long as you don't have EMAIL:PROTECTED running in
>> the background I've had good luck with OpenOffice.  OpenOffice is just very
>> .... demanding? of processor cycles.  Even on my 800Mhz PIII here at work,
>> OpenOffice complains if I try and run EMAIL:PROTECTED in the background.
>> 
>> An interesting note for those interested, or just in general:  SWAP Space.
>> I installed a source distro here recently, and found it very interesting
>> just how much a difference a LARGE swap system makes.  A lot of people may
>> have 512MB of memory in their machines or whatever, but a 512MB swap space
>> or larger still makes a huge difference, just because of the amount of
>> information stored there.
>> 
>> Also, I do recommend trying the pre-emptible kernel patch.  I'm using it now
>> and I've noticed that even when I've got a heck of a system load, my machine
>> still handles windowing applications and other stuff without much too
>> difficulty.  I'm very very impressed ;)
>> 
>> Jason
>> 
>> 
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