-> WC>-> What do you suggest as the minimum functional size hard drive?

-> WC>10 Gig.
-> WC>Knoppix 3.3 uses over 2.5 gig.
-> WC>You want to set a swap file to 128 Meg if you've that much
-> WC>RAM or more.

->  BOY were my Calcualtions off. JUST What are you installing? That is far
->  more then the Space HOG windows requires.

EVERYTHING.
You can slide by with 3 Gig but I hit the wall
after only a couple of months and I wasn't saving much in the way of
files.

Linux BTW is far more efficient regarding files size
however you're getting a LOT of software for free.
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