<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=Big5" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Anne Wilson wrote: <blockquote cite="mid200701011303.21357.cannewilson@tiscali.co.uk" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On Monday 01 January 2007 11:14, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:edwardspl@ita.org.mo">edwardspl@ita.org.mo</a> wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Matt C wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">So, I think 10GB Disk space for install all packages is ok ? </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">10GB is good for the root partition. Depending on what you're using the machine for, you might also want 20GB for /home. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">Sorry, what useful for root partition ? </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Edward, mine is a very average install - nowhere near everything. 'df -h' shows Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/hdb1 12G 4.7G 6.7G 42% / I think you are going to need more space than you originally thought if you want such a lot installed. Anne </pre> </blockquote> All of the packages around 4.xGB size ? BTW, how about of your swap partition ? What Internet Service are you using ? Edward. </body> </html>