Re: Installation on an i386 with *only* 40 Mb HDD
On Sat, May 01, 1999 at 07:36:11PM -0700, Joey Hess wrote:
> Raymond A. Ingles wrote:
> > I managed to get Debian on a 386/6MB, but it had two 40MB drives. As
> > others have advised, you're likely to want to go with something smaller.
> > Tom's root-boot (http://www.toms.net/rb/home.html) is a good start.
> > There are links on that page to other "micro-Linux" projects.
>
> I don't know - base.tgz extracts to 26 mb, and that's a complete,
> functioning debian system. I think a 40 mb install should be doable.
I have such a system, so yes, it is doable. But after setting aside
swap space, plus that 26 MB from the base installation, there isn't a
whole lot of room left.
Regards,
David H. Silber
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