Smallest Linux distro to run W8

[scerazy]

I wonder what people use.

I know Vmware has a rather small list of supported Linux OS, but I am sure people run it on all sorts of other systems

I have it on Fatdog64 (Puppy based), which runs full GUI in less then 128Mb

Seb

[mfelker]

I hardly think WS will  installl on  a128MB drive!  Download alone is 400+ MB.  I don't' believe there are (or should  be!) polls on the forum. Scroll though the forum or search for an OS with somewhat larger disk size.

[scerazy]

It is not a poll, it is a question (somebody might be doing it better)

128Mb of RAM, not space!

Seb

[raj196]

Hi scerazy,

Generally non GUI os are need less resources .

But still I will not suggest what ever OS you are going to install take littlebit higher configuration than minimum recomendation .

If at first you don't succeed; call it version 1.0"

[scerazy]

How can one run Workstation 8 in no GUI OS?

Raher impossible I would say!

I think you completly missed the point here.

I will try to rephrase it then:

What was the smallest memory footprint Linux OS host that one managed to run Workstation 8 on.

Ocourse it does NOT mean (would be simply impossible) to run OS as well as Workstation in some ridiculous memory spec

On Windows the host OS (ie Win7) can take up to 1.5Gb to just run (which has to be deducted from total usabe memory for any VM pool)

Seb

[continuum]

Hi Seb
how do you measure the amount of RAM you mentioned ?

I use a ripped version of Ubuntu 11.04 using IceWM from a USB-stick and would like to compare the mem-usage.

Thanks for the Fatdog tip - I am installing it right now ...

[scerazy]

Fatdog has a little applet, most likely not 100% accurate, but a good aproximation

Also run it on VM with 128Mb limit & it was having plenty RAM free

Seb

[continuum]

do you managed to do this with a frugal install or a did you use the full install ?

[scerazy]

I have quite chunky dedicated machine, so I did not see the point of doing frugal, I went for the FULL install

Seb

[kontiki]

I run WS on Ubuntu 10.10 64bit as host, which uses about 450-500Mb of RAM. It'll run quite nicely on other smaller ubuntu flavours - lubuntu and xubuntu, which use 200-400Mb of RAM. I've seen people using successfully Fedora as host OS too, (among others).

[scerazy]

500Mb of RAM for the Linux OS only is way too much (to treat as host to VMW8).

In such case I could run it on XP x64

Seb

[mfelker]

yeah. Sorry about that.

mf

[Absorb201110141]

Hoping that maybe you could give a rundown or post some links to help me get this working on fatdog64

[continuum]

dont be afraid of Fatdog - it is quite easy to learn.
I also started from zeo recently and two days later I I had my first USB-stick with Fatdog and WS running.

[WoodyZ]

Absorb201110141 wrote: or post some links to help me get this working on fatdog64

That is what Google is for, suggest you give it a try.

Message was edited by: WoodyZ - Originally posted, Aug 13, 2012 5:58 PM.

[scerazy]

I posted threads how to install it here - http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=75381

Seb

[Absorb201110141]

maybe I asked for that I dont know.

ended up going with crunchbang. uses 175megs at startup and 248 with workstation open.

fatdog is amazing os in that it runs in ram.   I think you get a lot more bang for your buck with #! 11 Waldorf

unity is dreamy on openbox or xlde

thank you for the link

Seb

w

[scerazy]

Thanks, good to know about CrunchBang Waldorf

Seb

[smdegreeusa]

Nice Thanx....