The base sarge installation for i386, including all standard packages, requires 178MB of disk space.
The following table lists sizes reported by aptitude for the tasks listed in tasksel. Note that some tasks have overlapping constituents, so the total installed size for two tasks together may be less than the total obtained by adding up the numbers.
| Task | Installed size (MB) | Download size (MB) | Space needed to install (MB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop | 1537 | 521 | 2058 |
| Web server | 71 | 21 | 92 |
| Print server | 240 | 83 | 323 |
| Mail server | 41 | 12 | 53 |
| File server | 85 | 34 | 119 |
| SQL database | 108 | 33 | 141 |
The Desktop task will install both the Gnome and KDE desktop environments.