RAM requirements for Cygwin/x

Tue Dec 22 02:36:00 GMT 2009

WALLACE, ANDREW F (ATTLABS) wrote:
> Dear Cygwin/x developers,
> 
> I have a laptop with 2 GB of RAM running Window XP Professional Version
> 2002.  Do I need more RAM for Cygwin/x to work effectively? 

No.  i've ran X with 512, 768, and 1000MB fine.
I wasn't attempting to run Gnome or KDE desktops, only X applications.  Not sure how resource intensive the 
entire desktop suite is.

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