From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc54.attbi.com ([216.148.227.87]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 175YVC-0000E8-00 for ; Wed, 08 May 2002 16:57:34 -0400 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.38.105]) by rwcrmhc54.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020508205705.BNEM25765.rwcrmhc54.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Wed, 8 May 2002 20:57:05 +0000 Message-ID: <003101c1f6d2$bb4aefa0$02263e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: <20020508183711.GA1880@kb5elv> <15577.30035.379984.529429@akp@eznet.net> Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 16:55:48 -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 Ann. You did it fine. Also include the sources for your kernel, not = just the compiled binaries so you can rebuild it if you require it. Also = install gcc-2.95 not 3.0 or higher. This is because there are bugs in = the linker which will break some packages I have tried to install. = Ghostscript was one of these. I got gcc-2.95.2, got it up and running = with no problems. Now just have to read the docs to figure out how to = spool jobs to my hp printer.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ann Parsons To: Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 2:58 PM Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? > Hi Buddy, >=20 > Nope, you explained it very well indeed. Now, care to take the next > step, which I am not knowledgeable enough to try? Send a short list > of the things that are *really* needed in a Linux installation. >=20 > Lemme see if I can start. =20 >=20 > First, you need the kernel. =20 >=20 > then you need some kind of editor, VI Emax whatever, an editor. =20 >=20 > You'll probably want the C libraries for yourself, or for anyone > tinkering on your system. >=20 > You'll want Lynx and its attendant libraries. >=20 > You'll want the curses stuff too. >=20 > You'll want the alsa stuff for your sound card and its attendant > stuff. >=20 > You'll want a mailer, Pine, MUT or something. >=20 > You'll want the stuff for your network card if you have one or the PPP > stuff for dialup. =20 >=20 > That should do you, I think. Have I forgotten anything, Buddy?=20 >=20 > Ann P. >=20 > --=20 > Ann K. Parsons =20 > email: akp@eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are = lost." JRRT >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup