Anaconda memory requirements

[Brian C. Lane]

On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 11:31:55AM -0700, John Reiser wrote:
> > ... I understand that some one is working on reducing the memory footprint of anaconda.
> > 
> >  Will it be ready for F16?
> 
> The "treebuilder" branch of lorax, where such a project is being developed,
> is not complete today.
> 
> >  How much  memory will anaconda require to install Fedora 16?
> 
> Anaconda requires 768MB, and more (>=1GB) if there is no swap partition.
> 
> > I'd love to see reduced memory requirements  for anaconda in F16.
> 
> Use the installer that is available on a Live spin, instead of using
> anaconda.  Being "live" (running from media without install) might
> have other advantages in the stated environment: try-before-install
> (without modifying the harddrive), etc.

FYI - The installer on live *is* Anaconda. The primary difference is
that it doesn't use yum to install the system, it copies the live image
to the target and resizes it. This avoids several large memory hits that
happen during package install.

-- 
Brian C. Lane | Anaconda Team | IRC: bcl #anaconda | Port Orchard, WA (PST8PDT)
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