1 gig disk drive big enough ?

qwijibow · 09-29-2003, 09:57 AM

hey guys.
i have a second pc with only 1 gig drive.

i wanted to use it just for very simple stuff.

i just want a plain minimal install.
(with a windows manager + XFree86)

and install mplayer.

just for use when som1 else is using the main (family) pc.

will i be able to install slackware on this 1 gig disk ???

if not, i was thinking of going with knopix
im a semi experianced user with redhat 9..
do is it hard getting knopix to run of a hard disk ???
and where could i get info on how to do it ?

aaa · 09-29-2003, 10:15 AM

Yes, Slack will fit on your disk. Just install the packages in the a and x groups. Also choose a windowmanager from the xap group. Mplayer will probably also be in the xap group.

qwijibow · 09-29-2003, 11:03 AM

thanks.

how much free space would i have for mp3's ect ?

aaa · 09-29-2003, 11:07 AM

Not sure, probably 1/2 gb.

qwijibow · 09-29-2003, 03:45 PM

wow...
linux + XFree86 + a windows manager will fit on only half a gig..
nice

aaa · 09-30-2003, 01:14 PM

Probably less.

qwijibow · 10-01-2003, 10:53 AM

lol

so, if slackware would fit on half a gig (minimal install with x and a WM)

i thought that maybe i would be able to get redhat 9 on it.. NOPE.

i can only just fit on bare minimum ( de-selecting EVERYHTING at install time, except the essential X packages)

ohh, and moving my install partiton down to 40 meg, and my swap down to 64 meg

qwijibow · 10-01-2003, 10:54 AM

ohh, and there are 4 slackware iso's, do i need all of them ???

Merlin.huff · 10-01-2003, 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by qwijibow
ohh, and there are 4 slackware iso's, do i need all of them ???

Just the first one should be fine.

slackware-9.0-install.iso