FreeBSD - Minimum System Requirements

whiteknight · 02-03-2004, 03:48 PM

I havn't been able to find what FreeBSD's minimum system requirements are. I know their lower then linux's. I want to see if I will be able to install it on a couple of computers currently running 95/98. What is it for GUI and text only.

lo_tek · 02-03-2004, 10:13 PM

Since freeBSD still supports the 386 chip architecture (aside from 386SX), anything running win95/98 should run BSD without incident. As for running X, you could probably use a minimal wm like blackbox, xfce, etc with relative ease.

As far as specific reqs go... I'm just not sure.

whiteknight · 02-04-2004, 03:23 PM

Thxs. I was looking around for these for a while and couldn't find anything. Does blackbox come with the freeBSD instilation disk or will I have to install it via the command line?

lo_tek · 02-04-2004, 06:29 PM

0.65.0 of blackbox is on the installation disks... as are numerous other wm's. You shouldn't have any trouble finding one that suits your needs.

whiteknight · 02-04-2004, 07:26 PM

K thxs again.

02-03-2004, 03:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
whiteknight Junior Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 66	FreeBSD - Minimum System Requirements I havn't been able to find what FreeBSD's minimum system requirements are. I know their lower then linux's. I want to see if I will be able to install it on a couple of computers currently running 95/98. What is it for GUI and text only.

02-03-2004, 10:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
lo_tek Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 46	Since freeBSD still supports the 386 chip architecture (aside from 386SX), anything running win95/98 should run BSD without incident. As for running X, you could probably use a minimal wm like blackbox, xfce, etc with relative ease. As far as specific reqs go... I'm just not sure. __________________ [--lo_tek--]

02-04-2004, 03:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
whiteknight Junior Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 66	Thxs. I was looking around for these for a while and couldn't find anything. Does blackbox come with the freeBSD instilation disk or will I have to install it via the command line? __________________ litigious *******s

02-04-2004, 06:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
lo_tek Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 46	0.65.0 of blackbox is on the installation disks... as are numerous other wm's. You shouldn't have any trouble finding one that suits your needs. __________________ [--lo_tek--]

02-04-2004, 07:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
whiteknight Junior Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 66	K thxs again. __________________ litigious *******s

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