>>>>> "Rogério" == Rogério Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Rogério> On Oct 22 2005, Shyamal Prasad wrote:
>> as +little as 600 to 700M for a really basic system, but you'll
Rogério> I question the 600 to 700M figures for a "really basic
Rogério> system". I think that these numbers are too high for
Rogério> "just the basics", especially if the user is space
Rogério> conscious.
Hi Rogério,
My opinion was originally the same as yours. But since I suspected
that linux installations have got larger since I last did a space
concious install I tried looking for some documented experience.
The i386 install manual says one needs at least 450M.
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch03s04.html.en
The i386 and powerpc install manuals say that a i386 2.4 install with
all standard packages is 573M.
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/apcs03.html.en
Including swap space I'd say 600M is pushing the lower limit for a
normal (i.e. documented in the manual) sarge install. If any one has
done it in less do let me know - it has been many years since I've
worked on a system with less than 1G of disk space.
Cheers!
Shyamal
