SuSE 6.2 has a minimal install option -- ends up about 150 mb (IIRC --
ceratinly less than 200mb though). Granted there's nothing to it, but it
boots functionaly and is a great starting point for post install
customizations.

On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, Brian Cluff wrote:

> Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 11:52:58 -0700
> From: Brian Cluff <brian@snaptek.com>
> Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.2 - Hardware problem?
> 
> > a full Mandrake 7.2 is 2.6Gb? Are you kidding? That would have to make it
> > the undisputed king of open source bloatware. Wow - and some of you rag on
> > RH.
> 
> A big linux instalation isn't the definition of bloatware.  They would have
> to be putting 200meg word processors on the system to qualify for that.
> It's just that they included a lot of extra software that most of the other
> distros aren't including yet, and to me thats very much appreciated.
> 
> Besides, i think that Suse would have to be the undisputed king of the
> lasrge distros... what are they up to now, something like 8 cd's or one DVD?
> I never did like installing Suse, just because it was information overload
> when picking stuff to install.  Extra is good, but haveing every program in
> the word available on install is kinda ridicules. I would be a bigger fan of
> just having them be post install extras.
> 
> Brian Cluff
> 
> 
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