[Sheflug] The numbers don't add up/trying to install Fedora Linux Core 1

["J Simpson V21" <hubblesimpson [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi
Wondered if anyone had any ideas for my email below?

Regards

Janet

Hi,

I dual boot with Windows 98 and RedHat 9.

Last night I tried to install Redora Linux Core 1.
See partition table below:
                 Type  Size  Start End
/dev/hda1        vfat  4863     1  620
/dev/hda2 /boot  ext3   102   621  633
/dev/hda3 /      ext3  2134   634  905
/dev/had4    extended  2385   634  937
/dev/hda5 /home  ext3  2377   938  1240
/dev/hda6        swap   251   906  937
/dev/hdd
/dev/hdd1 /mnt/shared vfat 2014 1  1023

I got to the click to install to get

Disk space
You don't appear to have enough disk space to install the packages you've
selected. You need more space on the following file systems:
Mount Point  Space needed
 /        103M

I had the packages offered with personal desktop and KDE as extra.  Total
instal size 1,961M with KDE Desktop and 1,859M without the KDE.

So I started all over again.  I presumed because the partitioning I used
before with RedHat9 I would use that.

See partition table below:
                 Type  Size  Start End
/dev/hda1        vfat  4863     1  620
/dev/hda2 /boot  ext3   102   621  633
/dev/hda3 /      ext3  2141   634  906
/dev/had4    extended  2620   907 1240
/dev/hda5 /home  ext3  2102   907 1174
/dev/hda6        swap   518  1175 1240
/dev/hdd
/dev/hdd1 /mnt/shared vfat 2014 1  1023

I got the message:
Disk space
You don't appear to have enough disk space to install the packages you've
selected. You need more space on the following file systems:
Mount Point  Space needed
 /        160M

I switched it off and went to bed.  Today I reinstalled RedHat 9, extra
package KDE, total install size 1,791M.

So of course I need more space. I'm not quite sure where as the second
partitioning increased the / by 7.

An explanation of what I need to make bigger and why, would be of great
help.  Forgive me in advance if I don't understand the why.

Regards

Janet


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