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From: j@narcisa.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Free BSD size
Date: 23 Feb 1995 12:18:01 +0100
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Leigh Hart <hart@apanix.apana.org.au> wrote:

>>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:
>
[makes 130 MB]

I've actually installed FreeBSD (1.1.5.1 though) on a 120 MB disk in
my notebook.  This included:

	15 MB swap (for 5 MB RAM)
	a full binary system including the development stuff
	the kernel source tree (~ 10 MB with one set of object files)
	catman pages (gzip'ed)
	XFree86 3.1, including development system (catman pages & libs),
		excluding those binaries i never wish to use on a
		640x480 LCD display
	emacs, excluding the .el files where there are .elc files for
	even some 10 MB free space :) (in addition to the 10 % per file system)

It required some squeezing (only catman pages, removed some .el files,
carefully selected the X binaries).

I don't have the figures around, but the X stuff might be some 20 MB,
emacs another 8 MB or so.   60 MB will be very tight anyway...
-- 
cheers, J"org                      work:      --- no longer ---
                                   private:   joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de

Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)