slackware query please.

slackware query please.

[Shaun Oliver]

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Hi all.
I'm not sure whether or not you received my last posting as I had some email issues to resolve.
my query was to find out how much drive space is required for a typical slackware installation.
I've been trying to install it on an 850 mb hard drive without much success and I fear that I need at least 1 gb for a full installation.
is this correct?
Thanks in advance,
Shaun.

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Re: slackware query please.

[Charles Hallenbeck]

Hi Shaun -
I did not see your earlier post, but until recently I used an 850 meg hard
drive for my Slackware distro, including versions up to 7.1. However, I
did not do a full install - I basically omitted emacs, the x packages, and
the gnome and kde development packages. Those are humungous. If you need
them you may need more than 850 megs.

Chuck



 On Wed, 11 Apr 2001,
Shaun Oliver wrote:

> Hi all.
> I'm not sure whether or not you received my last posting as I had some email issues to resolve.
> my query was to find out how much drive space is required for a typical slackware installation.
> I've been trying to install it on an 850 mb hard drive without much success and I fear that I need at least 1 gb for a full installation.
> is this correct?
> Thanks in advance,
> Shaun.
> 

My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh 
The Moon is Waning Gibbous (87% of Full)

Re: slackware query please.

[Shaun Oliver]

thanks for that chuck. right at the moment I don't need x gnome or any of
that stuff but, who needs x when u can't use it <lol>
maybe someone should start on a version of speakup for those that want x
support?
would not that be an idea that can be tossed around from time to time?
I'll leave you with that thought.
Shaun..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Hallenbeck" <chuckh@mhonline.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: slackware query please.


> Hi Shaun -
> I did not see your earlier post, but until recently I used an 850 meg hard
> drive for my Slackware distro, including versions up to 7.1. However, I
> did not do a full install - I basically omitted emacs, the x packages, and
> the gnome and kde development packages. Those are humungous. If you need
> them you may need more than 850 megs.
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
>  On Wed, 11 Apr 2001,
> Shaun Oliver wrote:
>
> > Hi all.
> > I'm not sure whether or not you received my last posting as I had some
email issues to resolve.
> > my query was to find out how much drive space is required for a typical
slackware installation.
> > I've been trying to install it on an 850 mb hard drive without much
success and I fear that I need at least 1 gb for a full installation.
> > is this correct?
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Shaun.
> >
>
> My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh
> The Moon is Waning Gibbous (87% of Full)
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>

Re: slackware query please.

[Kirk Wood]

A quick check of the slakware site indicates that you can install a
minimal setup with 50MB of space. It doesn't indicate what the space for a
"typical" install is. But I would guess about 1.5GB of space. Many distros
take that much space as the "typical" includes full developer support for
console and X. It contains most server services. And generally would
represent a winblows install with all the macroslop dev software and other
server products.

I would recomend the first order be to trim back from a spoon fed
install. It takes a long time to select what you want, but you don't end
up with many things you wont need and actually represent a security risk
since they may run with some default config you are unaware of.

=======
Kirk Wood
Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net

Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it.

Re: slackware query please.

[Buddy Brannan]

You can install emacs. ... When I installed it, I installed
a ap d des e f k n t tcl y

I also installed x and xap but not xd. ... But you don't necessarily
need x and xap. All of that should fit in under 850M.
-- 
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV    | I choose you to take up all of my time.
Email: davros@ycardz.com | I choose you because you're funny and kind
Phone: (972) 276-6360    | I want easy people from now on.
                         | --the Nields

Re: slackware query please.

[Gregory Nowak]

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Yes, that's correct for a full install. However, you can do a very basic install around under 100 Mb. After all, that's what zipslack does.
Greg


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Shaun Oliver 
  To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 5:17 AM
  Subject: slackware query please.


  Hi all.
  I'm not sure whether or not you received my last posting as I had some email issues to resolve.
  my query was to find out how much drive space is required for a typical slackware installation.
  I've been trying to install it on an 850 mb hard drive without much success and I fear that I need at least 1 gb for a full installation.
  is this correct?
  Thanks in advance,
  Shaun.

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Re: slackware query please.

[Gregory Nowak]

As far as I know, there are several projects under way to develop an x
speech server. So far though, no useable results.
Greg


----- Original Message -----
From: "Shaun Oliver" <shaunoliver@tpg.com.au>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 5:54 AM
Subject: Re: slackware query please.


> thanks for that chuck. right at the moment I don't need x gnome or any of
> that stuff but, who needs x when u can't use it <lol>
> maybe someone should start on a version of speakup for those that want x
> support?
> would not that be an idea that can be tossed around from time to time?
> I'll leave you with that thought.
> Shaun..
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Hallenbeck" <chuckh@mhonline.net>
> To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 8:49 PM
> Subject: Re: slackware query please.
>
>
> > Hi Shaun -
> > I did not see your earlier post, but until recently I used an 850 meg
hard
> > drive for my Slackware distro, including versions up to 7.1. However, I
> > did not do a full install - I basically omitted emacs, the x packages,
and
> > the gnome and kde development packages. Those are humungous. If you need
> > them you may need more than 850 megs.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> >
> >
> >  On Wed, 11 Apr 2001,
> > Shaun Oliver wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all.
> > > I'm not sure whether or not you received my last posting as I had some
> email issues to resolve.
> > > my query was to find out how much drive space is required for a
typical
> slackware installation.
> > > I've been trying to install it on an 850 mb hard drive without much
> success and I fear that I need at least 1 gb for a full installation.
> > > is this correct?
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > Shaun.
> > >
> >
> > My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh
> > The Moon is Waning Gibbous (87% of Full)
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Speakup mailing list
> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>

Re: slackware query please.

[Gregory Nowak]

I can't say for sure until I get to go home this weekend and check out my
Linux partition usage, but I think a full install (x, gnome, development
packages, the WHOLE works) is around 1.8 Gb. That's for 7.1. But again,
don't quote me on that just yet.
Greg


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Wood" <cpt.kirk@1tree.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: slackware query please.


> A quick check of the slakware site indicates that you can install a
> minimal setup with 50MB of space. It doesn't indicate what the space for a
> "typical" install is. But I would guess about 1.5GB of space. Many distros
> take that much space as the "typical" includes full developer support for
> console and X. It contains most server services. And generally would
> represent a winblows install with all the macroslop dev software and other
> server products.
>
> I would recomend the first order be to trim back from a spoon fed
> install. It takes a long time to select what you want, but you don't end
> up with many things you wont need and actually represent a security risk
> since they may run with some default config you are unaware of.
>
> =======
> Kirk Wood
> Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net
>
> Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it.
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>