Jochen Schulz <m...@well-adjusted.de> writes: > lee: >> Jochen Schulz <m...@well-adjusted.de> writes: >> >> Would starting with a minimal installation and adding only the needed >> packages later require much tweaking? > > I knew someone would ask that question. :) Ok, I'll bite. > > I'll try it using qemu. Wait a minute … The system is already swapping > while d-i is running. :) And installation takes ages, even on a Core2Duo > core at 2.4GHz and an Intel SSD. I didn't install any tasks, not even > the "Standard system utilities". > > Result: installation size of 384MB and only 8MB of RAM in use! That's a > lot less than I expected.
Yes, installing a minimal system doesn't need much disk space. That it would take long to install was to be expected. > I still think it may be worthwhile to check out alternatives to Debian > that use slimmer libraries and less dependencies. It depends on what the OP wants to use his computer for. With 56MB RAM still free after the installation, he can do a lot of things. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87mxh05o7w....@yun.yagibdah.de
