-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Xiyan Lon wrote: >> Dear all, >> If I install all debian packages (like kde, gnome, openoofice, >> koffice, etc ... all packages from debian repos), how many space I need? > > You cannot install all debian packages (some are conflicting) and you > don't want to install all debian packages (you won't need some 1200 > programs just for e-mail). > > Debian contains so many packages that you could probably spend a few > months just comparing different mailing systems (exim4, courier, etc) > and e-mail clients. > >> I plan to make partition, >> 20GB / >> 10GB /usr/local >> 1GB swap >> rest-GB /home >> Is this enough? > > This is more than enough. We have an installation of all your office, > kde, gnome requirements, different sets of compilers and development > tools, scientific software and what not and use some 5 GB on / . I doubt > that you will fill your 10GB /usr/local with useful software, but YMMV.
This is correct. A 10GB /usr/local sounds way too huge. A 20GB / (mainly /usr /var /bin /sbin /opt) would be needed if he installs a full GUI plus Java and a big closed-source system like Oracle. Having both Oracle 9i and 10g plug Applications will really suck up disk space. *My* desktop with 250GB drive is partitioned thusly: /boot 50MB / 20GB (this is also where swap *files* go) /home 20GB /data the balance - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Is "common sense" really valid? For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins are mud people. However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE3NtNS9HxQb37XmcRAvi5AJ4sHt+dLvp5EIBggjspNygZO71AkQCgwEdd xaTQErBI+nNH8y+6itL6QV0= =s4La -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
