linux in 6gb

From: Jeff Hellige <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Wed Apr 24 13:12:34 2002

> > For a more suitable install, I can easily install everything
>> I really use
>> (between X windows and a few apps, gaim for IM, kernel source so I can
>> recompile my kernel, gcc and related stuff) in 1G or less of space.
>
>I'll go with the "or less." I have personally put Linux, X11, GCC, a few
>apps, etc, along with a swap file (that worked very slowly) on 60MB of a
>95MB zip disk.

        For a full install of the server portion of RedHat 7.1, I can
fit it in 1.15GB. RedHat Workstation took up a bit more space.

        Jeff
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