On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> Partitions are always a stumbling block. I have been tempted just to do a
> /, /boot, /swap/ and not have to worry about it. But the rule is it's not
> good for security.
A coupl'a years ago I ran RH 5.1, my first Linux experience. I
read and read, even asked on NG's ..... how much space for /,
/root, /usr/, home, etc. I still don't know ;) I took the easy
way out and made a /swap and a /. I still run that way. Yet I
feel a tinge of guilt for not setting Linux up 'properly'. I keep
tellin myself I'll see how much room i need in the various
directories, then I'll do it right. Yeah... sure.
Anyhow, if y'all really wanna investigate how much room you
need in the various directories, based on your current personal
experience, have I got a find for you. from the readme:
"KDirStat (for "KDE directory statistics") is a graphical 'du' (disk
usage) command with some cleanup facilities as an extra. It displays
the amount of disk space being used by a directory tree in graphical
form, as a collapsible and expandable tree. It shows absolute numbers
(human readable, of course - no Unix "disk blocks", but kilo-, mega-
or gigabytes) as well as the percentage of a tree including and
excluding the respective subtrees. The percentages are displayed as
numbers as well as graphically (as percentage bars)."
http://www.suse.de/~sh/kdirstat
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.. Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
>
> I opted for the Mandrake to suggestion partitions in setup of my 20 gig more
> then enough to handle anything. That gave me a /, /boot. /swap. /home.
> The default / directory was 1.5 gigs, since that was the suggestion I left it
> as it was. I did split up the /home directory that was huge with 14 gigs and
> added /usr, /opt and /iso. Now I figured I would be all set with no problem
> to add what ever came along.
>
> A few weeks later I check my drive space and I have only 400 megs left in my /
> directory. Now I have only added a network install of Office5.1 that should of
> been the only program that would effect / directory as far as space. Now my
> concern is I plan in a few months to network two other computers on a home
> network. It seems that I might be getting tight here in this directory on
> future networking hopes with only 400 megs left? I assume most of the
> networking programs are already installed? I think any future programs
> installed across a network would be in the / directory so I have questions on
> how I stand here.
>
> John.....
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