Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:40:28 -0500 From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, pryan@singnet.com.sg Subject: Re: Review of what I need to install Message-ID: <200407210740.28459.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <200407210944.i6L9iAeE001700@northgate.starhub.net.sg> References: <200407210944.i6L9iAeE001700@northgate.starhub.net.sg>
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On Wednesday 21 July 2004 04:43 am, Peter Ryan wrote: > Hi, > > In my first install of freeBSD 4.10, i selected X-developer > and installed all the sources - not really knowing what I > might need. I have 6 Gigs, and I keep running out of > disk space when installing ports. > > I think I need to start again and select a smaller install. > > Eventually, I want to use freeBSD for 2 separate > things - a server and a client. I am trying to get > the client going first, and have selected KDE and > am in the process of getting OpenOffice sorted out. > > I hope to convert an existing Excel application > into a server component (written in java) and > a client component (probably OO Calc with basic > macros talking via some sort of SOAP implementation) > > Can I get some recommendations as to which > install option I should choose for the client. > (and the server too I guess) > > Specifically, which sets of source code would > be best, if any. I hope to keep everything as > vanilla as possible. > > Thanks to everyone who has been helping. > Peter How did you partition the hard drive? Andrew Gould
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