> hello,
>
> well i got my new computer with enough ram to run Liux and its a fast
> 486dx,however, disk is a little bit tight. my question is how much space
> would i need for a minimal setup running ;debian xwindows, and netscape
> or mosaic.
I would set a bare minimum at 100 megs. If you don't install any of the
packages from the 'devel' section (like gcc, gdb, g++, etc...), this will
leave you with enough free space for some personal files. If you had
about 150-200 that would be great. About 350 megs is enough to install
lots of packages (including things like the C compiler, emacs) and still
have enough room for personal space. I currently have 270 megs used
in /usr (not including /usr/local ...), / and home directories. This is
with lots of packages, and plenty of my own files on the system.
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- John Larkin
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