On Fri, 25 Apr 2008, Paderick Lundy wrote:
I have used Unix since 1986 and I have installed many, many copies of
Unix/Linux over the past years but this Unbuntu
installation has me stumped, perhaps someone can point me to some information
that explains my problem.
First I downloaded the newest version Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server Edition. When I
try to partition the hard drives in my box
(SATA 320GB and SATA 74GB) I get a screen that tells me the root partition
that I had tried to format to a size of
500MB must be at least 19 GB. I ran linux/Unix root partitions of 50 MB for
years, what gives that I need 19 GB?
Next I created a partition of 3 GB on the second HD for swap and the software
gave me another error message that this
was not permissible.
I guess my real question is; has the Linux community gotten to the point where
a user cannot or does not have the
freedom to configure their own equipment the way they please or is this version
going in the direction of Mickey$oft and
making all of the decisions for the user?
This post is not meant to be a flame, I have been away from Linux for awhile,
have a spare machine and decided to see
what's new in Linux. I need some reorientation and I would appreciate a link
that will explain the design philosophy
behind this version of Linux since it's popularity would appear that it is the
Leading version of Linux.
Thank you,
--
Joseph Patrick Ryan
The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your
field - and keep on doing it.
Wilfred A. Peterson
I do not think it would be remotely possible to fit even a basic Ubuntu
Server install on a 500MB root partition - I could see maybe a small
50MB-200-MB /boot partition but that's too small for / in this day and age
IMHO
-jayson
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