From: TJ@noneofyour.business   
      
   On 06/21/2012 07:45 PM, Adam wrote:   
   > TJ wrote:   
   >> On 06/19/2012 07:50 PM, Adam wrote:   
   >>> what will the distros of 2016 want?   
   >>> I'm now thinking 50 GB for each root partition.   
   >>>   
   >> IMO, that's still overkill if you're only looking five years ahead. My   
   >> present Mageia 2 install(32-bit) uses less than half of the 12 GB   
   >> partition I have for it. (That's everything but /home and swap.)   
   >   
   > My Mandriva 2010.0 installation would just about fill that.   
   >   
   Well... Obviously, you have a lot more stuff installed than I do.   
   Another point, though. While you're experimenting with distros, you   
   don't necessarily need to install EVERYTHING in each to get a feel for   
   if you like it or not.   
      
   But hey, it's your computer, and it sounds like you have space to burn -   
   for now.   
      
   TJ   
      
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