On Tue, Feb 01, 2000 at 08:15:44AM -0700, dkphoto wrote: > I STILL have not gotten to the end of the installation process!!! Though
Could I make a few suggestions: 1. I think you may be better of getting the minimal install working first. Then you can look at the amout of space left on the partitions and go from there. (df -H will do this). Also, try not installing tetex and all emacs just for now. [flame undies on :] After selecting minimal install and getting into dselect for the first time, use the '/' key to search for tetex, and use '_' to remove (purge). Using '\' finds subsequent occurences of the previous search. A good lightweight editor is 'joe'. 2. Other people on this list may disagree, but I think it may not be worth deviding up the partitions as you will inevitably loose some of your limited space. Deviding up partitions is good if you have multiple users, or are worried that your logfiles may expand hugely and leave you with 0 disk space and an unbootable system. However, to get a feel for debian, you may be better of just having 1 partition and mounting /var and /usr under /. Once you have a minimal install done, then you can get a feel for the system and start installing other software. Also, dselect is your friend. Don't be discouraged, it's worth it! Regards, Mark.
