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GrizzlyHippo

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Can someone tell me how much HD space Panther takes up?

I'll be installing it on a 1st generation iBook with a small HD and want to make sure there would be enough space for all the apps and other stuff.

So, how big is Panther?

Cheers,
Grizzly😎
 
Depends on what you really installl.... All languages? All fonts? All printer drivers? X11?
If so, you could end up using 2.5 GB orso.....
If not, thus only 'needed' stuff: around 1.3 GB.

Give or take a couple of MB's... 🙂
 
Originally posted by applemacdude
Minimal Install will be around 1.3-1.5 GB's and the ultimate will be 2.5-3.0 Gb's...

How do you do a minimal install of a mac OS? Every time I've installed 10.2 or 10.3, it always installs all the print drivers and languages... and never asked. The only customization I can ever make is upgrade or format... 😕
 
On one of the screens before you install it, there's a button at the bottom called Customize. Click that, and it will let you choose printers, fonts, etc.
 
I believe there are third-party apps that will do this, but I don't think there's an official way.
 
I noticed that there are receipts for them in the library/receipts folder... is there any way through their package receipts? What exactly is the purpose of the "receipts" folder then? 😕
 
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