10 GIG partition not big enough to contain a minimal instalation

Subject says it all. I am trying to install SuSE 9.3 Pro. I tried to install 9.3 on a 4 GIG, then made room for 7 GIG and finally on a 10.6 partition and still get the above message. Something is wrong here. I have libranet 2.8.1 and can install a minimal system on a 400 MEG partition. Any suggestions, still want to try 9.3. You can download libranet 2.8.1 at libranet.com for free and it is a debian system, which uses apt-get, a better system than rpm. I know you can get apt-get for rpm, don't want to start a flame war. jozien