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Re: hard drive space and what to run??

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From: Holden Karau
Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 00:00
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There is no point in installing different versions of Linux .
PS Does Any one know where I  can download metrox ?

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Terry Dixon <terryj@ican.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all
>   I am going to start Learning Linux. I have 1.4 gig left on my hard
> drive and am running win.98. I have a 6 CD rom set with Redhat, SuSe,
> Debian, Slackware 3.6,Apache and XFree86(X-Windows). How much hard drive
> space do I auctally need for each application? The manual says 250meg to
> 350meg per application. I would like to partition my hard drive to be
> able to put two or three of the different versions on to learn. Is this
> possible? If so what would you recommend the partition size would be and
> what version of linux would be a good one to start learning. I have
> Partition Magic to do my hard drive with. Would appreciate any comments,
> advice, suggestions anyone has to offer.
> Thank You
>   Terry
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