From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 132.winstar.net ([65.36.58.132] helo=ns.wlst.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 175WL0-0003Br-00 for ; Wed, 08 May 2002 14:38:55 -0400 Received: from kb5elv (0-1pool114-165.nas54.philadelphia1.pa.us.da.qwest.net [65.129.114.165]) by ns.wlst.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA08B19CC74 for ; Wed, 8 May 2002 14:38:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from davros by kb5elv with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 175WJL-0000UW-00 for ; Wed, 08 May 2002 14:37:11 -0400 Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 14:37:11 -0400 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? Message-ID: <20020508183711.GA1880@kb5elv> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i From: Buddy Brannan 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: 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. 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. Someone else wanna explain that better? -- 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