svn commit: r46401 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall

[Eitan Adler]

Author: eadler
Date: Wed Apr  1 05:17:40 2015
New Revision: 46401
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/46401

Log:
  Minimum Hardware Requirements: installation instructions
  
  reduce the total amount of text and make it more explicit what the minimum and
  recommend.  Don't include a difference between graphical and non-graphical
  systems since these days, RAM is cheap.

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml
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--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml	Wed Apr  1 05:08:31 2015	(r46400)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml	Wed Apr  1 05:17:40 2015	(r46401)
@@ -159,17 +159,12 @@
       of the &os; web site (<link
 	xlink:href="&url.base;/releases/index.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/index.html</link>).</para>
 
-    <para>A &os; installation will require at least 64 MB of
+    <para>A &os; installation will require a minimum 64 MB of
       <acronym>RAM</acronym> and 1.5 GB of free hard drive space
       for the most minimal installation.  However, that is a
-      <emphasis>very</emphasis> minimal install, leaving almost no
-      free space.  A more realistic minimum is 4 GB without a
-      graphical environment, and 8 GB or more if a graphical user
-      interface will be used.  Third-party application software
-      requires more space.  It is recommended to increase
-      <acronym>RAM</acronym> and hard drive space to meet the needs of
-      the applications that will be used and the amount of data that
-      will be  stored.</para>
+      <emphasis>minimal</emphasis> install, leaving almost no
+      free space.  It is recommend to have at least 8 GB
+      of <acronym>RAM</acronym>.</para>
 
     <para>The processor requirements for each architecture can be
       summarized as follows:</para>