From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 175ZRP-0003Mt-00 for ; Wed, 08 May 2002 17:57:43 -0400 Received: (qmail 11280 invoked by uid 0); 8 May 2002 21:57:23 -0000 Received: from dhcp037-50-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.50.37) by mail.gmx.net (mp009-rz3) with SMTP; 8 May 2002 21:57:23 -0000 Message-ID: <005101c1f6db$438d77e0$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <15577.29567.745790.228577@akp@eznet.net> Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 17:56:52 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 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 X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: And if you find that you need something after you've installed the thing, It's not that hard to modify the installed packages. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Parsons" To: Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 2:50 PM Subject: Why does it need that much hard disk space? > Hi all, > > Well, if you go with Red Hat, what do you expect? Also, you do not > need to install *everything* on your hard drive at all! I dunnow > about RH, but Debian gives you an option where you can select the > packages you want to install. The X stuff you don't need yet, so > dispense with it. Some of the other stuff you may not need either. > I'm sure someone here can help you to determine just what you do and > don't need to install. > > Red Hat may have an install program for folks who want to do it > manually instead of installing the whole kitten-kabootle. > > Ann P. > > -- > Ann K. Parsons > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >