Yum/HD issues

[Julian Opificius]

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On Jun 18, 2004, at 13:33, Brian Whitesides wrote:

> I am running YDL 3.01 on a Wallstreet G3. =A0My computer works just =
fine=20
> for what I need of it, but the one persistent problem is the lack of=20=

> hard drive space. =A0A 2 GB HD is pretty pathetic, I know, but I can=92t=
=20
> help but think how much of what=92s installed is pure clutter. =A0
>
> =A0
>
> Doing a =93yum list installed=94 it comes up with tons of stuff I =
don=92t=20
> even recognize, and when I go through the painstaking process of =93yum=20=

> info [package]=94 I occasionally find something useless for my needs =
and=20
> erase it. =A0However this takes forever and most packages are only a =
few=20
> 100 kb anyway. =A0
>
> =A0
>
> Does anyone have any tips/tricks for a better way of removing packages=20=

> that they don=92t have much use for? =A0Or a way to organize the yum=20=

> installed list by size so I don=92t waste my time with the small =
stuff?
>
> =A0
>
> -Brian
>

Brian,
Assuming you've already done just a minimal install, you are not going=20=

to be able to remove enough to give you a usable system. Every day you=20=

have the system on it will accumulate log files, and the data you=20
create yourself. Trying to nitpick a few hundred k here and there is=20
wasting your time and will only delay the inevitable, never mind the=20
possibility of breaking something. You will have wasted your time, got=20=

nowhere, and still have to buy a new HD at the end of it. Go buy a used=20=

drive for thirty bucks and save yourself the heartache.

Start thinking about the value of your time as if you were paying=20
yourself, and you will quickly realize that buying another HD is the=20
cheapest solution.

Julian.=

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On Jun 18, 2004, at 13:33, Brian Whitesides wrote:


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YDL 3.01 on a Wallstreet G3. =A0My computer works just fine for what I
need of it, but the one persistent problem is the lack of hard drive
space. =A0A 2 GB HD is pretty pathetic, I know, but I can=92t help but
think how much of what=92s installed is pure clutter. =
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Brian,

Assuming you've already done just a minimal install, you are not going
to be able to remove enough to give you a usable system. Every day you
have the system on it will accumulate log files, and the data you
create yourself. Trying to nitpick a few hundred k here and there is
wasting your time and will only delay the inevitable, never mind the
possibility of breaking something. You will have wasted your time, got
nowhere, and still have to buy a new HD at the end of it. Go buy a
used drive for thirty bucks and save yourself the heartache.


Start thinking about the value of your time as if you were paying
yourself, and you will quickly realize that buying another HD is the
cheapest solution.


Julian.=

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