Ask Slashdot:Linux and Hard Drive compression

Ben FrantzDale writes "I am planing on installing Linux on my computer (Toshiba Satellite 200CDS 100MHz Pentium, 40MB RAM, 800ish MB HDD) I am now running Windows 95 using hard drive compression, which gives me 1.3 GB, enough for all my programs. I am wondering if anyone knows what sort of support Linux has for compression, or do I have to get a new HDD or kill windows. Thanks, Ben "