A default Ubuntu installation shouldn't be that big. Googling around, most installs looked around 2 gigs. I know you can also type in "server" (no quotes) at the boot prompt of installation for a minimal install, and then just apt-get what you need (GNOME, Openoffice, etc). --Paul Steve wrote: >Need Help, >The "Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly" organization in the Twin >Cities area helps older people live an interesting life, especially >those whose spouses/significant others are deceased. It is primarily a >non-profit supported by contributions of money and time by volunteer >helpers/workers. You may or maynot be familiar; sorry for verbage if >you are. > >O.K. they replaced all the office computers recently and now have a >dozen or so which they would like to place in elder/client homes for >their use. I have volunteered to erase all office data on hard drive >and install email and word processing software. > >Now we are getting to the problem; the computers have MS Windows 2000 >Pro as OS and most have only 15 gig hard drives (a couple only have 2 >gig drives - those probably won't be used). The boxes are password >protected and the pw's are not always available. So my thinking is to >reformat & install Linux (my experience is quite limited). > >I have downloaded Ubuntu 5.10 at home, wrote to a CD and installed on a >box. It works great but required considerably more than 15 gigs. > >Is the a Linux distro plus email and word processor which can be put >into approx 10 or 12 gig drive space?? > >BTW - if you happen to be available during business hours Mon - Fri, you >are welcome to help with project. > >Thanks, >Steve > > > > >