@_@ Wow! That was overwealming, and I thank you for your advice.
I think I'll print this email and keep it for reference once I get the CDs. Thanks Heather! ...In Accordance With The Prophecy. Happy Hacking, Bright Blessings and Gentle Breezes! -*/ -= )O( Jay )O( =- /*- ~-----Original Message----- ~From: Heather Stern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] ~Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 10:03 AM ~To: Dave Price ~Cc: Jay; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~Subject: Re: Minimum HD space ~ ~ ~On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 04:04:11PM -0600, Dave Price wrote: ~> On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 08:31:12AM -0700, Jay wrote: ~> > I'm about to get my own copy of debian potato and so far I ~wish to install ~> > it on my laptop along with Win98, so I want to know what ~is the bare min. HD ~> > space required to do an install; so far I have freed<sp> ~up 600 Mb, is that ~> > enough? This is so I can learn about debian and Linux for ~now. I shall ~> > eventually nuke win98 once I'm convinced. ~> ~> 600mb is plenty for a minimal system - if you are going to ~use gnome or ~> kde, it will get a bit tight tho. ~> ~> aloha, ~> dave ~ ~But just for comparison I have a pretty much droppable-in kit of woody ~that's 150 MB - meaning, I like to put it in 200 MB "shaved ~off the end" ~partitions - which is not GUI on its own, but enough to run a laptop ~comfortably otherwise. ~ ~Install one of the curses front ends for apt (such as aptitude) and it ~will tell you how much space a package will use when it installs. <SNIP> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
