From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from py-out-1112.google.com ([64.233.166.177]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1IY8f4-0003PE-00 for ; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:08:50 -0400 Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id j37so707806pyc for ; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:08:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.35.98.3 with SMTP id a3mr1427131pym.1190243319847; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:08:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from tdsportable ( [65.101.212.198]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id a22sm1598635pye.2007.09.19.16.08.38 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:08:39 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <004901c7fb11$f9b56920$c6d46541@tdsportable> From: "Littlefield, Tyler" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <000301c7fa7a$57f5d030$250110ac@chihuahuad1> Subject: Re: a question about distro size? Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:08:20 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:08:50 -0000 with deb? I never seen more than a gb, and that was with updates. I just installed the needed packages. I did try to limit my packages, but I got what was needed from apt. didn't use x-windo or anything. Thanks, Tyler Littlefield. Vertigo head coder "My programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features." msn: compgeek134@hotmail.com email: compgeek13@gmail.com aim: st8amnd2005 skype: st8amnd127 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Lewellen" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 1:30 PM Subject: a question about distro size? > > >> Greetings all, > Granted this wisdom may be dated, but ages back the guidance was, at > least > with Debian, to install the full server unless one was strong in > customizing > since that way you had all of the tools you needed. > This may have changed but if one prefers a fully loaded package > distribution, > how much hard drive space should one anticipate needing? Just a general > guess > is fine. > Thanks, > Karen >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup