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From: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: What is minimun size required for FreeBsd?
Date: 4 Aug 1995 15:11:22 +0200
Organization: Support The Free UNIX Systems
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In article <3vsafv$4qn@i-2000.com>,  <freyes@i-2000.com> wrote:
> What is the minimun I need to run FreeBsd? 

With or without X11 ? 

/ is typically around  20 MB (to save  space for multiple kernels) and /usr
(without X11) is around 45 MB. Add 25 MB for X11R6. 

You'll need swap space, the amount needed is dependent on what you're doing
with the computer. In the RELEASE_NOTES or README you have an indication on
how much space you'll need.

> How can I save space by using the Live File System?

Uh ? What's that ?  I know of one LFS  in FreeBSD nd  it is not really in a
working shape for now. It will probably be upgraded with 4.4BSD-lite2 LFS. 

> I just need a temporary setup until next month when
> I am planning to buy an external 730MB SCSI drive.

You can do many things with that space. Entire source  tree is about 135 MB
and  60-70 MB or for  .o and  binaries  in /usr/obj. It   is better to have
/usr/src and /usr/obj separated from /usr though. 

[ Cc: to author ]
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