[CLUE-Tech] Re: CLUE-Tech digest, Vol 1 #1424 copy cd image

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> Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 16:06:58 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Angelo Bertolli <angelo at freeshell.org>
> To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us
> Subject: Re: [CLUE-Tech] Fedora Core 1 on a 4Gig HDD? (Corrected)
> Reply-To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us
>
> > This brings up an interesting question.  I am trusting the installer to
automatically assign
> > partition sizes on the assumption that it knows what it is doing.  Let's
assume it does not and it
> > fails to verify sufficient drive space for each partition prior to
copying files (while not a bug,
> > I would consider this a serious deficit in logic).  How large should
each of the three partitions
> > listed be for a "stock Custom/Minimal" install?
>
> I don't know exactly, but particularly with Fedora, I think it wants to
> copy the image of the current install CD somewhere before it starts
> installing.  So somewhere, you probably need an extra 700 MB.
>
> Angelo
1. it doesn't copy the whole disk
2. /boot is 103 meg, swap will depend on how much memory you have (it took
251 meg on a 128 meg system) and / will take the rest.
3. did you tell it it could have the whole disk?

jim
4. the mini install is 510 meg.