From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 8 17:38:23 2004 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 7345316A4CE for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:38:23 +0000 (GMT) Received: from internet.potentialtech.com (h-66-167-251-6.phlapafg.covad.net [66.167.251.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20FFA43D2D for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:38:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from working.potentialtech.com (pa-plum1c-102.pit.adelphia.net [24.53.179.102]) by internet.potentialtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2312669A71; Tue, 8 Jun 2004 13:38:22 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 13:38:20 -0400 From: Bill Moran To: dauda braimah Message-Id: <20040608133820.22d1d0c4.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20040608165032.96439.qmail@web12401.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040608122046.54101594.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <20040608165032.96439.qmail@web12401.mail.yahoo.com> Organization: Potential Technologies X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.10 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.9) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: free 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: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 17:38:23 -0000 [Please use "reply all" to include the mailing list in subsequent questions, I do not always have time to respond to all follow-ups.] dauda braimah wrote: > Hi Bill, > thanks for that email and the prompt reply. > > What practical minimum size required to install > freebsd and XP I have not idea how little a disk Windows XP will fit on, but I doubt 2G will be big enough. How much space you need for FreeBSD depends entirely on what you want to do. If you just want to use it as an internet firewall, you can do a minimal installation of less than a few hundred meg. If you want to do C-language development for servers or console applications, you could probably get away with less than 1G. If you want a full-blown graphical interface with web browser and office suite, you're going to need at least 10G. > > Thanks > > dauda braimah wrote: > > > > > How do I install freebsd and another Os in a pc > > with > > > 2gigabyte hdd disk eg Window XP and freebsd. > > > > > > How do I format a system that has freebsd 4.5 in > > it > > > > Have you read the install docs?: > > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html > > > > Be sure you back up any important data before > > starting, _especially_ if > > you're unfamiliar with the process. > > > > If you hit specific questions or problems as you go, > > don't hesitate to ask > > the list again. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com