[Mageia-discuss] Help texts for Beginner in Mageia Wiki, in English

[Kenneth Marcy]

On 2/9/2013 5:57 AM, AL13N wrote:
> Op zaterdag 9 februari 2013 09:48:30 schreef macxi:
>> Em sáb 09 fev 2013, às 11:47:58, Pierre Jarillon escreveu:
>>> Le samedi 9 février 2013 03:55:30, macxi a écrit :
>>>>> The size of the / partition in the example is too small.
>>>>>
>>>>> The size used on the root partitions of my disks, is:
>>>>>    4.7GB  5.2GB  4.5GB  4.4GB(old Mdv)  6.7GB  6.6GB
>>> https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Hd_partition_in_Mageia_2_for_beginners#Create_R
>>> OO T_Partition
>>>
>>>>> At least tell that 4.8GB is the minimum recommended size.
>>>> I agree with you, I think very little, I prefer with 6 GB, but the site
>>>> of
>>>>
>>>> Mageia says that the minimum requirement is 1 GB:
>>>> | https://www.mageia.org/en/support/
>>>>
>>>> "Hardware Requirements:
>>>> (...)
>>>> Storage (HDD): 1GB for a minimal installation, 6GB for a full setup;"
>>>>
>>>> I don't know how to improve this text:
>>>> ("the minimum can even be 2GB, but more than 6GB would be reasonable.
>>>> More
>>>> than 20GB is not needed".)
>>> Be careful, I am not a native english speaker, but my opinion is:
>> Ok, I also do not,
>> I hope that other native English speakers to help correct errors.
>> I am very grateful to Marja and Dbg already made ​​some corrections.
>>
>>> In special cases, the minimum can even be 2GB. As a standard installation
>>> needs 4 to 5GB, consider that 6GB is the minimum size and 10 to 12GB is
>>> recommended.  More than 20GB is not needed.
>> Done:
>> (in special cases, the minimum can even be 1GB or 2GB, but more than 6GB
>> would be recommended. More than 20GB is not needed). See "Hardware
>> Requirements"
>>
>>
>> https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Hd_partition_in_Mageia_2_for_beginners#Create_ROO
>> T_Partition
>>> Perhaps an explanation:
>>> The system needs to use temporary and useful files in /tmp and in /var
>>> (log
>>> and spooling files). A good advice is to have at least 1GB free.
>> I do not know how it's possible, but the Mageia site indicates that the
>> minimum to install Mageia is 1GB:
>>
>> https://www.mageia.org/en/support/
>> "Storage (HDD): 1GB for a minimal installation, 6GB for a full setup;
>>
>>
>> Thanks  :)
> I have had a minimal install around 400MB once

Some people living away from urban areas with older, "minimalist" 
hardware might appreciate installation instructions that only require 
dial-up and a text interface, whether strictly command line or with text 
graphics.  For example, let's say a machine has an AMD K5 at 397 MHz 
with 64 MB RAM, a 20 GB hard drive, non-bootable CD-ROM, 3.5 & 5.25 inch 
diskettes, parallel and serial ports, but no net card, no USB, and no 
wireless.  Video card is by Matrox, has 4 MB RAM, and drives a 17-inch 
Nanao.  A modem and a standard residential phone line are available.  
Windows 98 Second Edition currently controls the machine; the hard drive 
has only one partition which uses all of its available space.

Can Mageia be installed and used on this machine?  Is there a truly 
minimal install (maybe a smaller kernel, and fewer files) with which an 
installation and local operations may be accomplished?  Setup, 
communications, and basic operating instructions without X-windows, 
whether for troubleshooting and recovery, or for normal operations, 
appears to be a useful category of instruction.


Ken