It didn't used to be. I used to use a version of slackware that did every thing I needed on a network except a GUI and it did it all in 11 meg of HD. Now the latest RH9 takes about 1.2gig? And that's for a basic install. Sure you can strip it down for less features and space, but what a pain. More and more lately I'm reminded why I like amiga.
Plaz