Leopard - Snow Leopard upgrade.  How much space do I need?

I have 5GB left on my Macbook hdd running Leopard 10.5.x. Is that enough to run the upgrade disc for SL?
I understand going to SL will also give me more space after.

I would strongly recommend against upgrading until you are able to clear off three times that much free space at least. You are currently running with less free space then is recommended.
There is a very good chance that running with the free space so low you may have cause your disk to become corrupt. I would suggest you verify your disk as soon as possible to find out if it has been corrupted by running with such low amount of disk space.
Allan

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