From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc51.attbi.com ([204.127.198.38]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 175YR8-00088Y-00 for ; Wed, 08 May 2002 16:53:22 -0400 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.38.105]) by rwcrmhc51.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020508205253.GVT10136.rwcrmhc51.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Wed, 8 May 2002 20:52:53 +0000 Message-ID: <001901c1f6d2$2584a6a0$02263e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: <20020508183711.GA1880@kb5elv> Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 16:51:36 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi. You are using redhat right? Or Debian? If you are using Debian, = there is a program called dselect, which runs during the installation = and prompts you for packages you want to install. This is after the base = system has been installed. Dselect will automatically select programs = for you, and it will install about 90 packages. I believe that since the = packages are pretty small, you have a very usable system in about = 300-500 mb. Note: Don't say no if whatever distro asks you if you want = to install additional packages. I did this, and ended up with a system = that was unusable due to its lack of programs. And I didn't have any = installaiton Cds, so I had to re-install Winblows and create the disks = from the iso images. Hope this helps, write back if you have anymore = questions. Privately or on-list. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Buddy Brannan To: Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 2:37 PM Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? > Actually, Linux *doesn't* require all that space. Here's the big > difference: Windows *does* require a bunch of space for its > install. You get a few applications--basic word processor and text > editor, clock, Internet connectivity, Web browser, file sharing, and > so on--and you have to install most of it. A GNU/Linux system, on the > other hand, gives you choices--which is what takes up most of the > space. You can get a very minimal system on a couple floppies, but as > I said, it's very minimal, generally tailored to a specific > application--rescuing another system, acting as a router, etc. You can > get a fairly usable system in something like 100 MB, including a > compiler, browser, text editor, and so on. You can get a very complete > system without X-Window in afew hundred megabytes, including several > of most kinds of applications you're likely to use.=20 >=20 > The reason you're seeing the huge space requirement is that that > installs a whole bunch of different applications, games, browsers, and > so on, along with lots of development things, and a bunch of stuff > you're likely not to use. The thing is, with a *full* multi-gigabyte > installation, you've got about five of nearly anything to choose from > for your use--by default. You can pare that down very easily to quite > a lot less space.=20 >=20 > Someone else wanna explain that better? > --=20 > Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV/3 | I choose you to take up all of my time. > Email: davros@ycardz.com | I choose you because you're funny and kind > | I want easy people from now on. > | --the Nields >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >=20