On Saturday 26 June 2004 06:51, Joe Schmoe wrote: > Hi, > > I just loaded XFree86-4 from the ports tree on my > laptop, running 5.2.1-RELEASE. > > It took about 2.5 gigs of space to compile and add it > all. > > Let's say I have a small hard drive in an old laptop, > and let's also assume that I am just loading X to just > have a simple GUI to run opera and terminal windows > on, and don't need a big fancy X server or whatever > ... > > What are some options I can add to the standard `make > install` command for that port to significantly reduce > the size of X ? >
After it is installed you can remove all the .../work directories in the ports tree. Or just start by installing from packages. X itself is not all that big -- but beware the fancy(=bloated) window-managers/desktops such as kde and gnome. If you want something better than twm while remaing compact then blackbox and fluxbox are often mentioned -- I use lesser known ctwm. Malcolm _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
