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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!inquo!in-news.erinet.com!imci5!imci4!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.sprintlink.net!new-news.sprintlink.net!news.interserv.net!news1.sprynet.com!news From: Stephane Russell <sstef@sprynet.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Disk space requirements for FreeBSD Date: Fri, 03 May 1996 04:45:21 -0400 Organization: MSI Bureautique Inc. Lines: 21 Message-ID: <3189C7A1.2781E494@sprynet.com> References: <31877bc1.2352148@news.isle.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: ad11-076.compuserve.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01 (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.1.0-RELEASE i386) John Scharles wrote: > > I'm trying to get some idea of the disk space required for various > installs of FreeBSD.....everything from a minimal to a full blown > bells, whistles, xfree86 install. Haven't found anything in the faqs > that I can use as a guideline. It'd be nice to get some idea of how > much space I'll need before I start to install the OS! > > Also are there any known problems using the newer, large ide drives > (specifically the quantum at1280 fireball) with FreeBSD. > > John The installation program (sysinstall) shows you that information when you select the FreeBSD's components you want to install. For what I know, without the port collection, a full FreeBSD (including source code) can grow up to 700MB. Breathe! Breathe! :-) Stef