[Bug 1050595] Re: Ubuntu Server installation with 128M ram hangs

[Doug Smythies]

In post #10 above, I said I didn't care if the hardware requirements were changed. However, it turns out I do care.
The 32 bit 13.04 server edition installs and works fine on my pathetic old 200Mhz computer with 128 Megabytes of memory.
I don't know if the memory problems experienced in this bug report were because of a virtual machine installation or if it was a 64 bit installation or both. Someone on Ubuntu forums, had troubles with a virtual 64 bit install with 128 megabytes yesterday.
My suggestion is to figure it out and detail such in the documentation. I.E. I wonder if a 32 bit virtual installation would work with only 128 Megabytes of memory? (Maybe that is what the OP tried?)
I am willing to to the work, but I would have to learn how to build vitrual machines first.
I think the probability of finding a real 64 bit computer with only 128 or even 256 megabytes of memory is 0%.

The changes to the 12.10 serverguide also introduced a "Standard" and a
"Minimal" Server but didn't define what they are.

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Title:
  Ubuntu Server installation with 128M ram hangs

Status in “lowmem” package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in “ubuntu-docs” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “lowmem” source package in Quantal:
  Won't Fix
Status in “ubuntu-docs” source package in Quantal:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Installing quantal 20120913 server image hangs at detecting disks and
  all other hardware with 128M.  Our currently stated minimum system
  requirements include 128M ram for -server installs, so I'm using a KVM
  session with 128M to test this.

  Bumping this to 256 will allow it to make it through the install, but
  still get's lots of OOMs throughout the installation process.

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