Since just about everyone else on the list is throwing in their $0.02...
One of the things I try to do (assuming one drive) is to place the swap
partition as close to the most active partition. The root and /usr trees are
mainly used for loading executables and commands, but the /tmp
directory is also in root. /var is very active because of log and spool files
and the like. User directories are generally in /home/
I also have a rather large spare partition which I use to backup my home
network nightly. I keep that unmounted until it is needed. One reason for
this is my system was locking up frequently (because of 2 different
hardware problems), and the big spare is 10GB. (BTW: I back the
network up on a local hard drive, and I manually copy the backups to a
Jaz). I found that Jaz drives don't like to be in an active system 24x7.
The important issues are how you use your system. Many home users
just create a /boot and /. Older Unix people create more partitions for
some historical reasons. Another reason is backups. /boot top level
directories in root, and /usr are normally stable and don't need to be
backed up often. /var and /home are more volatile.
--
Jerry Feldman
Contractor, eInfrastructure Partner Engineering
508-467-4315 http://www.testdrive.compaq.com/linux/
Compaq Computer Corp.
200 Forest Street MRO1-3/F1
Marlboro, Ma. 01752
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