Re: [newbie] HD sizes and such
Full install is approximately 1.3GB. You can use custom install and make it something less than that figure. HTH, Matt From: Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] HD sizes and such Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 19:05:07 -0800 Howdy all. Just joined this list, and should be installing Mandrake next week, if all goes well. I am wondering if someone could tell me how much HD space i should partition for it? I have 1.7 gigs left on my drive. Winblows and stuff takes the rest up. Would like 1.5 or something be okay?? I want to make sure i really love Linux, before nuking off WinBlows, like im sure i will =) I am not sure how big Linux installs as either, from what i could see, almost a gig for full install or something. Anyways, thanx for any help, i can get. Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] HD sizes and such
On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, you wrote: Howdy all. Just joined this list, and should be installing Mandrake next week, if all goes well. I am wondering if someone could tell me how much HD space i should partition for it? I have 1.7 gigs left on my drive. Winblows and stuff takes the rest up. Would like 1.5 or something be okay?? I want to make sure i really love Linux, before nuking off WinBlows, like im sure i will =) I am not sure how big Linux installs as either, from what i could see, almost a gig for full install or something. Anyways, thanx for any help, i can get. I would strongly suggest that you consider making about a 10 - 15 meg partition right at the head of your drive (using Partition Magic or some such to make the space at the head) to ensure that you get the kernel within the first 1024 cylinders on your hard drive. After that, I think 1.5 Gig would be sufficient (depending on what all you install.) Name that first partition "/boot" when you go to install. And call the rest of the linux space "/" for your "root" partition. Also, depending on how much RAM you have, I'd make the swap space anywhere from 64 megs to 128 megs (if you've got 64 megs of ram, 64 megs of swap SHOULD be sufficient for most things 128 megs if you've got less than 64 meg RAM!) John
[newbie] HD sizes and such
Howdy all. Just joined this list, and should be installing Mandrake next week, if all goes well. I am wondering if someone could tell me how much HD space i should partition for it? I have 1.7 gigs left on my drive. Winblows and stuff takes the rest up. Would like 1.5 or something be okay?? I want to make sure i really love Linux, before nuking off WinBlows, like im sure i will =) I am not sure how big Linux installs as either, from what i could see, almost a gig for full install or something. Anyways, thanx for any help, i can get. Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] HD sizes and such
Howdy all. Just joined this list, and should be installing Mandrake next week, if all goes well. I am wondering if someone could tell me how much HD space i should partition for it? I have 1.7 gigs left on my drive. Winblows and stuff takes the rest up. Would like 1.5 or something be okay?? I want to make sure i really love Linux, before nuking off WinBlows, like im sure i will =) I am not sure how big Linux installs as either, from what i could see, almost a gig for full install or something. Anyways, thanx for any help, i can get. Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED]
