on Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 03:11:50PM -0400, Dan Anderson (dan@mathjunkies.com) wrote: > > Total size with the install of Woody. the MySQL database, and the > > webconent for the two domains we host: 890 MB > > FWIW I've installed sub 150MB debian installs. 113 MiB ;-) The Potato base2_2.tar.gz, unpacked, is about 30 MiB. But that doesnt' include a kernel. Allow about 25 MiB for a stock 2.4 series kernel (mostly modules). Roll your own is much smaller. > Also, to elaborate, all programs (packages) installed are potential > security holes. With a cut down distro you have that many less packages > to install. Bingo. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Backgrounder on the Caldera/SCO vs. IBM and Linux dispute. http://sco.iwethey.org/
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