From: "Rich Gauszka" 

That's my experience also

"/m"  wrote in message
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> For this one, I can answer my own question based upon my experience: one
> reboot per update cycle.
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> /m
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> On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 18:27:26 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"

> wrote:
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>>Just as a comparison ...
>>
>>I purchased an Intel  mac-mini direct from Apple in May. My first system
>>update after I unboxed it totaled slightly over 500 megabytes. The 10.4.7
>>update I did last week totaled slightly over 200 megabytes. I've also had
>>two firmware updates since the purchase
>>
>>
>>"Mike N."  wrote in message
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>>> After installing Redhat Fedora from a June 2006 DVD, I decided to do the
>>> equivalent of a Windows Update.   So I did a 'yum update' and was
>>> offered
>>> 598 Megabytes of updates.   I did install everything and the kitchen
>>> sink
>>> to begin with evaluation.    How big are the typical monthly updates
>>> (security and other) for the average distribution?
>>>
>>>   In my real applications, my install would be much smaller for security
>>> and reliability purposes.
>>

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