Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 05:00:52 +0000 From: "echo dev" <echo_dev@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: disk space management helP? Message-ID: <F27sSmz6UuEhjJ8uT6S000165d8@hotmail.com>
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You could do a custom install and only install programs you abosultly need I am just taking a few guesses I am new to freebsd also but i'vew worked with linux for a while. And not installing all the ports to you hd might save a little space. Dan >From: VB <swive@getnet.com> >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: disk space management helP? >Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 21:51:20 -0700 > >Good evening, > >I have a 1.1 gig drive. I freshly installed FBSD 4.4 release. It took 70% >of my drive just for the install and to download src and ports. Then did >"make world" and let it go. Slowly but surely, df -k reported that the >disk >was filling. Within 6 hours or so (its a 133mhz), the disk space had >filled >to "104%" and make world had failed with error code 1. Why does FBSD take >so >much room? HOw can I improve these results. I think there must be someway >to do a small install of fbsd and then make world to patch security >problems. >That's all I want to do. > >What should I do differently? > >Thank you > >Eric > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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