> But what are some good things to "cut" so that it will fit on a 4GB drive
> while leaving enough space for the user?
>
> In particular:
> If I don't install all the KDE stuff, will it ever effect me if I only
> ever run Gnome? And what about the development stuff? Some drivers require
> to recompile themselves, right? If I don't have the development stuff, then
> will I still be able to do that?


Do a "[software development] Workstation" install, which needs about
2.6GB for root. Customize by omitting KDE if you wish; that just means
that a KDE game (or other KDE app) won't run. Combined with 100MB for
/boot and 500MB for swap, that will leave 800MB for /home. It seems
that used 9GB or 18GB SCSI drives can still be obtained with some looking.