From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 31 15:24:03 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18F9D16A59E for ; Wed, 31 Dec 2003 15:24:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from fed1mtao08.cox.net (fed1mtao08.cox.net [68.6.19.123]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5AC143D3F for ; Wed, 31 Dec 2003 15:24:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sahafeez@edgefocus.com) Received: from edgefocus.com ([68.7.87.103]) by fed1mtao08.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031231232400.HDZY11788.fed1mtao08.cox.net@edgefocus.com>; Wed, 31 Dec 2003 18:24:00 -0500 Message-ID: <3FF35A51.60605@edgefocus.com> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 15:22:57 -0800 From: Sean Hafeez User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.6b) Gecko/20031205 Thunderbird/0.4 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Philip Hallstrom References: <20031231132734.S69497@gandalf.eilio.com> <3FF343B5.4030708@edgefocus.com> <20031231151610.E79901@gandalf.eilio.com> In-Reply-To: <20031231151610.E79901@gandalf.eilio.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: List of absolutely required files for FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 23:24:03 -0000 well i have been installing the normal + kernel dev package/src because i need to recompile the kernel. then remove the /usr/src and /usr/ports then go thru and trim the *share *docs *examples and end up with a 220mb system. i am quite sure that you can remove more. Philip Hallstrom wrote: > 256mb, but I'd like some extra room for some data files. > > If I could get it down to say 80mb then I could use a 128mb card... > > On Wed, 31 Dec 2003, Sean Hafeez wrote: > > >>what size flash? >> >>i have 4.9 down to 220mb for a 256mb flash. >> >> >> >>Philip Hallstrom wrote: >> >> >>>Hi - >>> I was wondering if there is a list of absolutely required files >>>for FreeBSD? I'm trying to trim an installation down as small as possible >>>(to put on Compact Flash). >>> >>>If I start out with just the 'bin' directory for the release there's >>>around 100megs of files. Obviously a lot of them like ipfw I don't need. >>> >>>However, what about things like awk? I won't use it, but are there other >>>parts of FreeBSD (ie /etc/rc.* files)? >>> >>>Is there a list somewhere that would help determine what files are used by >>>FreeBSD for normal operation? >>> >>>Thanks! >>> >>>-philip >>>_______________________________________________ >>>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >>> >> > >