When calculating disk sizes, remember that some of each partition is reserved by the system before you put any files on it. This is particularly the case with the extended(2) file system. Also, you will need some space on each partition after installing the files. Package Size in k Contents Baseb 2523 basic binaries Baset 502 basic text files and man pages bison 95 the GNU yacc-compatible parser generator flex 137 the GNU fast lexical analyser generator gawk 141 the GNU version of awk gcc 3395 the GNU C compiler (without g++) gdb 766 the GNU debugger gpp 2229 the GNU C++ compiler g++ gprof 512 the GNU profiler for use with gcc and g++ groff 2249 the GNU clone of the nroff/troff text formatter kermit 262 the Kermit communications utility linux 2392 the kernel source for Linux 0.99 patch level 8 patches 112 the patches used to compile this release tar 72 the GNU version of tar tcpip 637 commands and daemons for networking ------- ----- Total 16024 The packages Baseb and Baset are included on the utilities disk, and must be installed first. All other packages can be installed in any order. They should normally be copied to a dos (or minix) format floppy, and installed after the base packages before booting the system. For more information, see README.install. Packages must be ftp-ed in binary mode and copied to a DOS (or minix) format floppy disk. If you get all packages, they will fit as follows: 3 1/2 inch high density floppies: disk 1: gawk, gcc, gprof disk 2: bison, gpp, groff disk 3: flex, gdb, kermit, linux, patches, tar, tcpip 5 1/4 inch high density floppies: disk 1: gcc disk 2: bison, gawk, gdb, gpp disk 3: gprof, groff, kermit, patches, tar disk 4: flex, linux, tcpip Of course, you may omit any packages you wish. Obviously, you cannot recompile the kernel unless you also install gcc. Bison, gpp, and gprof will not be useful unless gcc is also installed.