How to tell if there's enough space to upgrade to Snow Leopard?

Novice needs to upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard, purchased Snow Leopard, but may have jumped the gun.  Confused after checking disk space status on iMac as whether there is enough to upgrade.  Help!  Please advise!  Thanks!  Sorry if this is too much info., but here are my specs:
Mac OS X version 10.5.8
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Boot ROM Version: IM81.00C1.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.29f1
Macintosh HD = 
Capacity: 297.8 GB
Available: 187.6 GB
Used: 110.2 GB

You have more than the minimum 1 GB requirement for Snow Leopard:
Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mavericks if your computer meets the requirements.
     Snow Leopard General Requirements
       1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
       2. 1GB of memory
       3. 5GB of available disk space
       4. DVD drive for installation
       5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
           fees may apply.
       6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
           terms apply.

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