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From: hart@apanix.apana.org.au (Leigh Hart)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Free BSD size
Date: 16 Feb 1995 09:01:39 GMT
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malcolm@nanguo.cstpl.com.au (Malcolm) writes:

>I recently got a copy of Free BSD (v2 I think). It says on the back
>of the CD case that I need at least 60MB to install it.

>Can any one tell me if it will actually install (and be usable) on a 
>60MB drive? Or will I in reality need something like a 170MB?

Depending on what you call usable, you may be able to squeeze into
a 60mb drive - I wouldn't consider it usable though.  Your basic
minimum system needs:

15mb root partition (/)
16mb swap partition (for 8mb ram, 32mb for 16mb ram) - to be comfortable
100mb usr partition (/usr)

I wouldn't recommend going smaller than this, unless you plan using
the system as a basic router or X term or something...

Cheers

Leigh
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| "By the time they had diminished | Leigh Hart                |
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