Why does it need that much hard disk space?

[Raul A. Gallegos]

Think you did it pretty good Buddy.

Besides which I'm sure hearing it from multiple people will help.
Chris, feel free to ask as many questions as you wish.

Buddy Brannon said
the following on Wed, May 08, 2002 at 02:37:11PM -0400:
> Actually, Linux *doesn't* require all that space. Here's the big
> difference: Windows *does* require a bunch of space for its
> install. You get a few applications--basic word processor and text
> editor, clock, Internet connectivity, Web browser, file sharing, and
> so on--and you have to install most of it. A GNU/Linux system, on the
> other hand, gives you choices--which is what takes up most of the
> space. You can get a very minimal system on a couple floppies, but as
> I said, it's very minimal, generally tailored to a specific
> application--rescuing another system, acting as a router, etc. You can
> get a fairly usable system in something like 100 MB, including a
> compiler, browser, text editor, and so on. You can get a very complete
> system without X-Window in afew hundred megabytes, including several
> of most kinds of applications you're likely to use. 
> 
> The reason you're seeing the huge space requirement is that that
> installs a whole bunch of different applications, games, browsers, and
> so on, along with lots of development things, and a bunch of stuff
> you're likely not to use. The thing is, with a *full* multi-gigabyte
> installation, you've got about five of nearly anything to choose from
> for your use--by default. You can pare that down very easily to quite
> a lot less space. 
> 
> Someone else wanna explain that better?
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