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Slackware minimum system requirements still accurate?

Tried Slack years ago, I haven't kept up with latest developments. 13.0 sounds interesting, I have a spare machine.

One thing I'm wondering about is whether a portion of the Slackware website is still accurate:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slackware Installation Help - System Requirements webpage

Slackware Linux doesn't require an extremely powerful system to run (though having one is quite nice :). It will run on systems as far back as the 486. Below is a list of minimum system requirements needed to install and run Slackware.

* 486 processor
* 64MB RAM (1GB+ suggested)
* About 5GB+ of hard disk space for a full install
* CD or DVD drive (if not bootable, then a bootable USB flash stick or PXE server/network card)

Additional hardware may be needed if you want to run the X Window System at a usable speed or if you want network capabilities.

I ask about this for 2 reasons:
1] I might be mistaken thinking that I heard Slackware dropped 486 support a few years ago;
2] Much of the general FAQs of the Slackware website discusses ancient topics like why the big jump from 4 to 7 (referring to versions of Slackware), y2k compatibility, no longer fitting on floppies, will there be an ISO release, and so forth.

Lotsa cruft can be found there.

It looks like Slackware 12.2 and newer won't install with 64mb of RAM, at least not with the regular installer.

http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/inst...with-64mb-ram/

Slackware is still compiled for i486, though

Yes that information on the site certainly needs an update. (Yes it's on our list honest :) )

The info in Slackware-HOWTO is up-to-date.
http://ftp.belnet.be/packages/slackw...lackware-HOWTO

486 Processors are still supported hence the "i486" arch in most of the packages (32-bit slackware).

Thanks, peoples.

The links to the HOWTO and the slackbook site are very helpful.