> The various partitions I have are a / partition of 500MB, a var partition
> of 300MB, a swap partition of 128MB, and the rest going for usr. Is this
> configuration reasonable.
Well, one can't actually say unless we know specifically what you envision
using the machine for, but I will say that's a bit unusual. Reasonable?
Sure, anything that works is reasonable! :-)
The Linux FAQ (or was it the installation guide?) gives a more standard
outlay of partitions with a smaller / partition and perhaps a couple of more
partitions.
> Apart from that I have been trying to install BIND, Release 8-1-2 on
Have you checked out the DNS How-To? There exists a pretty good tutorial
on how to install bind.
I'd suggest stopping by two sites:
http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/linux.html
ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/docs/
You'll find plenty of documentation at both of those sites. Highly
recommended is the generic Linux FAQ (good light/skim reading material) and
the various How-Tos.
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