Can anyone tell me the approx size of a LFS 4.1 install minus the sources, etc.

Thanks
John

When I installed it, from what I remember it was anywhere from 500 to 700mb.

Hmm, well then, does anyone have any pointers or links to information about reducing it to say 100MB?

John

Strip out the debuging?

There are quite a few things you can do to make your LFS system smaller:
- strip all symbols from the executables (strip --strip-all);
- strip all debug symbols from the libraries (strip --strip-debug);
- either gzip man pages and/or simply delete all the documentation;

Those steps (especially the stripping) should reduce the size of your distro considerably, but I cannot guarantee that it will fit under 100 MB. Also, if you want to make sure you have enough space to build the kernel, have log files etc, I suggest at least 400 MB (that is what I have on my 486 DX/2 router, although I also have an extra 400 MB HD to build packages).

It is possible to have linux in a floppy, but it barely contains anything and you don't have flexibility, and you have to build it on a system with a HD etc.

Have fun!