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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/en/preparing/minimum-hardware-reqts.xml b/en/preparing/minimum-hardware-reqts.xml index 443481903..618561202 100644 --- a/en/preparing/minimum-hardware-reqts.xml +++ b/en/preparing/minimum-hardware-reqts.xml @@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ Any OldWorld or NewWorld PowerPC can serve well as a desktop system. <tbody> <row> <entry>No desktop</entry> - <entry>128 megabytes</entry> + <entry>256 megabytes</entry> <entry>512 megabytes</entry> <entry>2 gigabytes</entry> </row><row arch="not-s390"> <entry>With Desktop</entry> - <entry>256 megabytes</entry> - <entry>1 gigabyte</entry> + <entry>512 megabytes</entry> + <entry>2 gigabytes</entry> <entry>10 gigabytes</entry> </row> @@ -55,9 +55,13 @@ Any OldWorld or NewWorld PowerPC can serve well as a desktop system. <para> +The minimum value assumes that swap will be enabled. + +</para><para> + The actual minimum memory requirements are a lot less than the numbers -listed in this table. Depending on the architecture, it is possible to -install &debian; with as little as 60MB (for amd64). +listed in this table. With swap enabled, it is possible to +install &debian; with as little as &minimum-memory-strict;. The same goes for the disk space requirements, especially if you pick and choose which applications to install; see <xref linkend="tasksel-size-list"/> for additional information on disk |