> > Hello again. > > I installed linux on a 75 mb partition and have no others to spare, > so obviously space is a problem for me. All I'd like to know is how I can > see how much space there is left on my system, other than going through each > directory and ls'ing and then adding up space used.
use 'df' for that > One more thing. I have all the required packages from dselect installed. > If I run dselect again, should I leave the present status for those > packages to "install" as opposed to "remove"? Just how much space do all > the "recommended" packages take up? Yes, leave the state to install, or change it to hold ( = key). Don't remove them. Recommended packages are those that help your program function correctly in majority of situations. Sometimes even recommended packages turn out to be required ones. Rule of a thumb is that: If it aint broke, don't fix it :) Andrew --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrei S. Ivanov [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] UIN 12402354 http://scorpio.myip.org <--All the pages bundled together. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
