[ILUG] Ideal disk partition configuration?

[Breathnach, Proinnsias (Dublin)]

You'd  probably get better results using a Debian install than an RH one if
you're tight on space. Even the newest Debian install fits in 50MB or so for
a basic install with X et al (I'm currently using it on a v.old laptop).
This is without having to forego too  much usability and without having to
delete packages you don't *really* need.

If you want an old RH copy, give me a shout, I think I can dig up a 4.1 or
4.2 from somewhere ...

P

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> > And it should be possible. Seeing as it's a small/old system, don't
> >bother with fancy new stuff like glibc.
> 
> > See can you get a hold of some RedHat 4.x install discs, and use those.
> >Install as minimal as you can get away with. It should end up around
> 50MB,
> >with X. Then add extra RPMs as you need them. The base X install on a 4.x
> l>ibc5 system won't have GNOME, but then you probably won't need that, hmm
> >?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have RH5.2 (and 6.0).  I installed RH5.2 but when I tried to configure
> the
> nfs server, I found that I didn't have the necessary software. I tried
> installing
> it using a) picking software groups (e.g. NFS server, Web Server, SMB)
> and b) selecting individual packages, but neither approach gave me the
> full configuration I needed to run nfs.