Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 19:06:00 -0500 From: dochawk@psu.edu To: "f.johan.beisser" <jan@caustic.org> Cc: burningclown@westhost43.westhost.net, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 2G enough for a decent system? Message-ID: <200112150006.fBF060U79376@fac13.ds.psu.edu> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 14 Dec 2001 13:37:41 PST." <20011214133708.K16958-100000@localhost>
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johan jumped > On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 burningclown@westhost43.westhost.net wrote: > > Anyway, as I become chummier with FreeBSD =AND= as my bank account > > dwindles, I'm considering just jumping in and installing FreeBSD on the > > little guy ... but is 2G enough HD space to have a reasonably good system, > > or do I need to keep hitting those eBay auctions for a roomier drive? > 2gb is fine. you'll just have to avoid having to much kruft. THat's a *lot* of room :) I lived with 1G . . . however, you'll probably want to use packages rather than ports. (or a few selected ports. But you do run out of room fast . . .) hawk -- What part of "non-negotiable" didn't you understand? /"\ ASCII ribbon campaign dochawk@psu.edu Smeal 178 (814) 375-4700 \ / against HTML mail These opinions will not be those of X and postings. Penn State until it pays my retainer. / \ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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