On Monday 01 January 2007 13:18, edwardspl@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > edwardspl@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Anne Wilson wrote: > >>On Monday 01 January 2007 11:14, edwardspl@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >>>Matt C wrote: > >>>>>So, I think 10GB Disk space for install all packages is ok ? > >>>> > >>>>10GB is good for the root partition. Depending on what you're using > >>>> the machine for, you might also want 20GB for /home. > >>> > >>>Sorry, what useful for root partition ? > >> > >>Edward, mine is a very average install - nowhere near everything. 'df > >> -h' shows > >>Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > >>/dev/hdb1 12G 4.7G 6.7G 42% / > >> > >>I think you are going to need more space than you originally thought if > >> you want such a lot installed. > >> > >>Anne > > > > All of the packages around 4.xGB size ? > > BTW, how about of your swap partition ? > > What Internet Service are you using ? > > > > Edward. > > Sorry, is there a option similar with "-h" for free shows ? Yes 'df -h' shows the results in human-readable form. That is, in GB, MB etc. rather than in huge numbers that mind-boggle at first sight :-) Anne
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