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

Thu Feb 21 07:53:09 CET 2013

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
+