Install Size

[mikemikemike]

I decided to reinstall Ubuntu so I could dual boot windows. Wiped the harddrive. First time I installed it barely took a 1Gb. I look at my new install and its over 3.5 fricken GB? what happend!

[Puck7]

Where did you install Ubuntu?

[mikemikemike]

correction. Harddrive isnt as big as I thought it was, but Ubuntu is still using 3.5Gb. I split the drive in half, and Installed ubuntu (unfortunately) on the 2nd half of the drive.

[darkod]

I don't know what you did the first time but a 9.10 desktop default install on my pc is around 2.7GB without starting to add any software.

[snowpine]

3.5gb is normal (and in fact the wiki recommend 8gb minimum so you have room to install new applications).

[mikemikemike]

wow. That is really weird. Yea by the time I was done installing everything I wanted I was at only 715Mb.

Boo. Thats frustrating.