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- From: sailor@cellar.org (Rick Emerson)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: How much space is needed for installing Linux
- Message-ID: <7R7RoB3w164w@cellar.org>
- Date: 31 Jul 92 14:44:05 GMT
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- sundaram@cps.msu.edu (Divya Sundaram) writes:
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- >
- > Hi Linuxers,
- > 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 take
- > 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.
- >
-
- Using the Linux kit on sc.tamu.edu, you can have a full function Linux with
- X11 in under 20MB. The rest is room for your personal choice of toys.
-
- Rick
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