Re: Space to install all packages
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Johannes Wiedersich wrote:
> Xiyan Lon wrote:
>> Dear all,
>> If I install all debian packages (like kde, gnome, openoofice,
>> koffice, etc ... all packages from debian repos), how many space I need?
>
> You cannot install all debian packages (some are conflicting) and you
> don't want to install all debian packages (you won't need some 1200
> programs just for e-mail).
>
> Debian contains so many packages that you could probably spend a few
> months just comparing different mailing systems (exim4, courier, etc)
> and e-mail clients.
>
>> I plan to make partition,
>> 20GB /
>> 10GB /usr/local
>> 1GB swap
>> rest-GB /home
>> Is this enough?
>
> This is more than enough. We have an installation of all your office,
> kde, gnome requirements, different sets of compilers and development
> tools, scientific software and what not and use some 5 GB on / . I doubt
> that you will fill your 10GB /usr/local with useful software, but YMMV.
This is correct. A 10GB /usr/local sounds way too huge.
A 20GB / (mainly /usr /var /bin /sbin /opt) would be needed if he
installs a full GUI plus Java and a big closed-source system like
Oracle. Having both Oracle 9i and 10g plug Applications will really
suck up disk space.
*My* desktop with 250GB drive is partitioned thusly:
/boot 50MB
/ 20GB (this is also where swap *files* go)
/home 20GB
/data the balance
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