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- From: mike@hectic.demon.co.uk (Mike Davies)
- Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!hectic.demon.co.uk!mike
- Subject: How much space is needed for installing Linux
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- References: <1992Jul28.211536.12210@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
- Organization: MMD
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- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 19:01:33 +0000
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- In article <1992Jul28.211536.12210@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> sundaram@cps.msu.edu writes:
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- >I was reading the FAQ and I came upon the section where it talks about how
- >much disk space is neede for installing Linux. It seems that about 40MB is
- >needed - but the answer is not quite clear. There is some mention that X takes
- >up 150MB!
- >
- >Once and for all please help me answer this question:
- > suppose I wanted to install linux, with gcc and g++ etc and
- > a few (not all) utilities and a fully functional X-windows system
- > then how much disk space (in an uncompressed format) should I set
- > aside.
-
- 40megs will give you all that, probably with 5-10 spare, depending on
- what utilities you choose. You only need 150 is you're going to
- insist on keeping *all* the sources on-line all the time - as some
- people do, apparently :-)
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