I've been using GNU/Linux now for 18 months, and Debian for about 12. Currently, my workstation hard drive is partitioned simply:
/dev/hda1 => / /dev/hda2 => swap I just purchased a new 120GB IDE drive, however, and would like to partition it more effectively, now that I'm more comfortable with Debian and GNU/Linux in general. Here's my proposed scheme, based on Karsten's guide--out-of-date, but useful nonetheless: http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Linux/FAQs/partition.html 20GB => WinXP (unless by some stroke of fortuity Half-Life2 is ported to Linux) 150MB => / 100MB => /boot 1GB => /tmp 1GB => swap 1GB => /var 20GB => /usr 5GB => /usr/local ~70GB => /home Notes about my usage: 1. I'm not a programmer. The most hacking I do is basic bash scripting. 2. I do play games, mostly on the Windows side. However, newer games are more often being ported to Linux (Everquest, Unreal, etc.), so I'd like room to grow for those typically large installations. 3. I'm not running any servers on this box (mail, apache, etc.). Those are all hosted elsewhere. Does this look like a suitable configuration? Any suggested adjustments? I know that partitioning schemes have been generically discussed ad nauseam, so I tried to be as specific as possible about my usage. Thanks as always --M. Kirchhoff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
