Ah, I may be off a bit. But I am talking about the total size of dl'ed files and a minimal install: no dev libs, etc. I don't know how this compares to other *BSDs. The base install will fit on a Zip/SuperDrive disk, is quick to install, and more software can be easily installed using the ports tree.
(figures taken from doc below) no X: base30 23.4 etc30 1.1 with X: xbase30 7.0 xfont30 30.4 xserv30 23.3 xshare30 1.8 Total: 87MB John Hebert From: http://www.tux.org/pub/bsd/openbsd/3.0/i386/INSTALL.i386 The OpenBSD/i386 binary distribution sets contain the binaries which comprise the OpenBSD 3.0 release for i386 systems. There are ten binary distribution sets. The binary distribution sets can be found in the "i386" subdirectory of the OpenBSD 3.0 distribution tree, and are as follows: base30 The OpenBSD/i386 3.0 base binary distribution. You MUST install this distribution set. It contains the base OpenBSD utilities that are necessary for the system to run and be minimally functional. It includes shared library support, and excludes everything described below. [ 23.4 MB gzipped, 67.7 MB uncompressed ] comp30 The OpenBSD/i386 Compiler tools. All of the tools relating to C, C++, and fortran are supported. This set includes the system include files (/usr/include), the linker, the compiler tool chain, and the various system libraries (except the shared libraries, which are included as part of the base set). This set also includes the manual pages for all of the utilities it contains, as well as the system call and library manual pages. [ 16.3 MB gzipped, 48.1 MB uncompressed ] etc30 This distribution set contains the system configuration files that reside in /etc and in several other places. This set MUST be installed if you are installing the system from scratch, but should NOT be used if you are upgrading. (If you are upgrading, it's recommended that you get a copy of this set and CAREFULLY upgrade your configuration files by hand.) [ 1.1 MB gzipped, 3.3 MB uncompressed ] game30 This set includes the games and their manual pages. [ 2.8 MB gzipped, 6.5 MB uncompressed ] man30 This set includes all of the manual pages for the binaries and other software contained in the base set. Note that it does not include any of the manual pages that are included in the other sets. [ 5.6 MB gzipped, 20.2 MB uncompressed ] misc30 This set includes the system dictionaries (which are rather large), the typesettable document set, and man pages for other architectures which happen to be installed from the source tree by default. [ 1.7 MB gzipped, 5.6 MB uncompressed ] xbase30 This set includes the base X distribution. This includes programs, headers, libraries, configuration files. [ 7.0 MB gzipped, 19.3 MB uncompressed ] xfont30 This set includes all of the X fonts. [ 30.4 MB gzipped, 32.8 MB uncompressed ] xserv30 This set includes all of the X servers. [ 23.3 MB gzipped, 57.9 MB uncompressed ] xshare30 This set includes all text files equivalent between all architectures. [ 1.8 MB gzipped, 9.1 MB uncompressed ] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dustin Puryear Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 10:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [brluglist] RE: FreeBSD Did you say 90 MB with XFree? That seems a bit small. I assume that doesn't include any development software? Regards, Dustin --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Information Systems Consultant http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear In the beginning the Universe was created. This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of John Hebert > Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 7:08 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [brluglist] RE: FreeBSD > > > Confirmation on network installs of OpenBSD. About > 50MB of downloaded files for an XFree-free install and > about 90MB if you want XFree. Very nice and up to date > set of mirrors too. Theo de Raadt has +8 Whine ability > to make people to toe the line. > > John Hebert > > --- Mark Orr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 30 Nov 2001 15:47:23 -0600 > > Tim Fournet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Well, what's the answer? > > > > The answer is Yes. :) > > > > FreeBSD (and i'm pretty sure OpenBSD and NetBSD as > > well) > > have install programs that make PPP or ethernet > > connections > > and FTP source from one of the mirror sites. > > > > I'm certain FreeBSD does it, because when I > > installed it > > a few years ago, I remember FTP'in the equivalent of > > the > > slackware A, X, and XAP disksets - i.e. basic > > utilities > > and an X distro, with the usual trinkets. > > > > I installed (temporarily) a NetBSD partition about a > > year > > ago, but I downloaded all the basic utilities > > beforehand, > > but i seem to remember an FTP option being in there. > > > > -- > > Mark Orr > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ================================================ > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > your subscription information. > > ================================================ > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! 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