At 12:47 PM 6/30/99 -0500, Richard Salts wrote:
>I am going to put RH Linux 6.0 (is that the correct name for it?) on my
>hard drive(s). How much room on the drive should I allow for Linux to
>have?
Count on re-installing several (or many) times. That's good as you
only learn from it. My install-program is easy to use and quite fast
(much faster than WIN95).
I use RH 5.0. I am the only user.
I reduced the suggested RH 5.0 partitions to:
/ (root) 50-80 MB suggested. I use 90MB.
/usr 300MB (as big as possible)
swap partition about equal to your RAM (assuming 32MB or more)
The /usr requirement: 300MB is for basic things (pre-marked in my
installation package) only.
It is easy to re-install so dont worry about it.
When I added some games and Emacs I immediately outgrew it.
I now use at least 500MB. (I cut down WIN95). It all depends ....
I learn the basics now (and get familiar with names/terms/abbrevs)
while my system is not yet loaded. Like:
- harddisk-partitioning/formatting
- file systems (FAT/ EXT2)
- why I should use more/bigger/smaller partitions.
Re-installation is much easier while still having the basic setup.
> and if so, how much for that and if all that is allowed what
> would be the final partition size?
Dont worry about it. Just give it what you have and see if it
will do. Linux will tell you.
>run my machines (I have two computers) with only one OS. Any
>information would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Richard Salts
I enjoy dual-boot.
Partitioning works best if you do DOS partitions with FDISK-DOS.
You will save time (and worries) with a good backup. It allows you
to use FDISK (any flavor) without worrying.
A second machine makes a great place to store your backups
(printer-port cable is easy, ask me).
Or buy an extra harddisk for storage (cost is below $20/GByte now).
Herman Aalderink, Philippines (Cebu island.)
