[alih786]

what is the size of:

Puppy Linux, Ubuntu Linux and Fedora Linux after it is installed on the hard drive - basically what is the actual size (how many megabytes) after the operating system linux puppy and fedora and ubuntu have been installed. and what is the difference between fedora and puppy and ubuntu, which 1 is better and y?

[RobLinux]

They're different. Whether they're better depends on needs.

[namenotfound]

Puppy is good for older, slower computers with little RAM and hard drive space.

As for the other two, it's a matter of preference. They both have their good and bad sides.

[zchenyu]

Puppy is around 50-200 MB
Ubuntu is a few gigabytes (I think 4 GB is bare minimum, 8+ GB recommended)
Fedora is 700 MB for bare minimum, 2.3 GB for normal desktop, and 6.9 GB for everything

Ubuntu is geared mainly towards typical desktop users with minimal Console involvement. Puppy is a lightweight Linux distribution geared towards older computers as it is comprised of the most basic programs to perform tasks. Fedora is like Ubuntu in that it is general purposed. I personally would recommend Ubuntu (you could use Xubuntu which is a very light-weight distribution of Ubuntu for older computers) if you are new to Linux because it is very user-friendly and has excellent support (good documentation and an simply amazing forum community). I don't know too much about the other distros so I can't really say much about them.

[RobLinux]

Originally Posted by zchenyu

Ubuntu is a few gigabytes (I think 4 GB is bare minimum, 8+ GB recommended)

Actually there's an Ubuntu Server version and XFCE based release. So 4GB is an over-estimate.

[veribaka]

I'm using 2.8 GB with Gutsy.

[briealeida]

If you uninstall OpenOffice.org, you can get Gutsy to way less.
Ubuntu suggests 2 GB as a bare minimum for the OS partition. (That might exclude the /home folder, I'm not sure, though.)

[namenotfound]

On the CD case (if you ordered a LiveCD) it always says it recommends 4GB for Ubuntu.

[RootbeaR]

PCLinuxOS is taking 2.6 GB installed with more programs than I will ever use. Some cases I have multiple programs that accomplish the same thing and have many games as well.

I highly recommend PCLinuxOS to new users of Linux.

I have just finished installing it on a friends old computer, 800 MHz P3, who has PCLinuxOS on his new computer and wants the old one for his 70 yr. old Father.

[m3guitar]

My vote is for the Puppy. It's hardware detection is great and you can either run it from a Live CD or save changes to a folder on your main drive. Comes with audio and video players and cd-dvd burning apps. I love it.

[DaveBurnett]

If I didn't have to support and keep up with the various versions of Windows, I would use Puppy exclusively.