Bah, he can fit it somehow. I used to have slackware with compilers and X installed on a 210MB drive on my old 486. I had it that way for over a year and it was my primary machine in college. I needed a zip drive though to keep some of my larger files on since after it was all done I only had about 40MB left over. Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: fjorn [mailto:fjorn at mninter.net] > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 11:32 AM > To: tclug-list at lists.real-time.com > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] next installfest--<200mb laptop > > > Ben Lutgens wrote: > > > On Mon, Dec 11, 2000 at 11:13:17AM -0600, fjorn wrote: > > > > > >While I was digging through linuxdocs.org, ran across this for you: > > > > > O.k. all you smart guys, I am aware that it can be done, > but common sense will > > tell you that if you want to be comfortable you need at > least a Gig. just try > > to install under 200 MB and see how fast you use it up. > > > > If all you want is a text console the bare essentials will > fit under there, > > but keep in mind that the kernel source is up to 20MB and > glibc is like double > > that. no add in vim (or god forbid emacs), some docs, and > system utils and > > you are done dealing. > > > > Whoa! Settle down. I wasn't saying that it would be a very > good box, nor that > you would have all the features that you want. But given the > limited space of his > drive, he's very limited in what he can put on it. I didn't > read the How-to, just > saw it. If he's interested in getting it running, he'll read it. > > He didn't say really what he's after for a box, except that > he's having problems > with X. Who knows, maybe all he wants is something that will > give him text email > for the road. > > I posted that URL for his benefit, just to say that it can be > done with the > documentation to help him out. > > Shawn > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at lists.real-time.com > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >