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How do I find the size of a fresh ubuntu 14.04 installation with nothing at all added to it before actually installing it? for example I install ubuntu 14.04 and select absolutely nothing and by nothing I mean no desktop environment, software, or anything else excluding the base system that is absolutely required. So how would I find the size of that installation before I install it? I ask this question as I am going to install ubuntu 14.04 on a computer with very limited hard drive space and I would like to be sure that everything will fit on the computer before I go ahead and install it.

I am working with a 6GB hard drive.

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  • Do you just want a command line interface and no GUI? Or do you want to install the standard Desktop version of Ubuntu? Ubuntu will do a check to see if there is enough space before it starts the install.
    – user68186
    Commented Sep 11, 2014 at 13:48
  • I am looking for a command line interface and I would like to know if the install will leave me with enough space to breath.
    – dragonloverlord
    Commented Sep 11, 2014 at 13:52
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    Standard deskstop install takes about 5GB. So 6GB can hold a full desktop install. Once installed, you can uninstall the programs you don't need. Alternately install the Ubuntu server version. It just needs 1GB. See help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements
    – user68186
    Commented Sep 11, 2014 at 13:56
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    Download the Ubuntu Server ISO, boot it on a VM and install using minimal installation mode.
    – Oxwivi
    Commented Sep 11, 2014 at 13:57
  • @Oxwivi I think that might be my best bet as it does not seem like there is any easy way to tell how big the install is until it is done.
    – dragonloverlord
    Commented Sep 11, 2014 at 14:02

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The size variation can be very quite a bit because of what files you need for your environment but here are the system requirement for memory if this is helpful.

5 GB of hard-drive space (or USB stick, memory card or external drive but see LiveCD for an alternative approach)

Good luck!

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  • Will the installation use all 5GB?
    – dragonloverlord
    Commented Sep 11, 2014 at 13:56
  • No it should not, but again that depends on what packages you are running and what you are using them for ;)
    – Steve Foster
    Commented Sep 11, 2014 at 20:19

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