would this type of thing still include a speakup boot system as I really at this point have no idea what I'm doing with linux! but also reading the red hat docs it said that redhat minimum install was approx 1.2 gig which I thought was allot but didn't want to debate it. but also wish to have ftp and or network capibility to access my windows system from linux and visa versa. will what you havve spoken of here still give me this access?? thanks blinkyAt 02:10 AM 7/30/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Hi, it would be possible to put any major distribution on that small drive, >but would have to cut down on the amount of applications installed. >For example if you don't install the x windows server, graphical desktops, >and the apps that go with them you save about 900 mb right there. >You mentioned slackware. Well if you wanted a nice system I'd pick these >package sets. >a, app, d, e, n, and y. >You could further save yourself space by only picking the apps you wanted >and installing those you do. >If you were using Red Hat you would go through the custom setup, and >unselect x, gnome, kde, mail servers, ftp servers, web server, etc, and just >leave the text based client software, and then you would have a nice small >Linux system. >In any case I would always include the gcc compilers, perl, and the >development stuff, because many apps for Linux are in source code only, and >you need to run a simple make script to compile and install them. An example >of an average from source install is: > >./configure >make >make install > >Hope this helped. > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.377 / Virus Database: 211 - Release Date: 7/15/2002 > -------------- next part -------------- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.377 / Virus Database: 211 - Release Date: 7/15/2002
