On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:38, Andrew Errington wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have decided that I *must* install Debian on my laptop- I bought it via
> TradeMe not long ago with that in mind, but I haven't yet got around to it.
> It has W98 on it, but I'm only running VNC to get to my (Debian) server.
>
> The last time I installed Debian the only problem I had was "What size to
> make the partitions?". I didn't know how many I wanted, what mount points,
> what size and whether they should be primary or secondary. That was with a
> 40Gb disc on the server.
>
> So, the laptop is a Pentium II 300MHz ThinkPad 600E w 128Mb RAM and 10Gb
> HD. I am pretty happy with that spec. of machine and know what to expect
> when I put Linux on it. The machine will most often be on the home LAN and
> can access the server, but I do want to be able to run the machine
> independently (it is a laptop) occasionally. I have researched on the web
> any peculiarities I might find with the ThinkPad and Linux, so I don't
> expect any surprises there. I am happy with Debian 3.0, and although the
> laptop works with Knoppix I don't want to install Knoppix. Could someone
> please spoonfeed me with a recommended partition layout for the 10Gb HD
> with Debian 3.0
/dev/hda1 /boot = ~25Mb rounded to the nearest cylinder
/dev/hda2 swap = 128 to ~256Mb ditto
/dev/hda3 / = the rest of the disk
Having a separate partiton for /boot is considered by some ppl. to be an
un-necessay frill, bit imho it's a good idea.
If you are a fundamentalist about partitions you might want to subdivide
the rest of the disk into more partitions.
/dev/hda5 / root partiton ~250 Meg for /bin /etc /sbin /tmp /root and so on.
/dev/hda6 /home say 2.5G Enough for your private work? Adjust to suit.
/dev/hda7 /var say 500 Meg It holds the spool, logs, databases etc.
You may need to make it larger.
/dev/hda8 /opt say 2G Optional, It's the space for the optional
packages. Adjust to suit.
/dev/hda9 /usr the rest of the disk, programs and static data go here.
These are shown as logical or extended partitions, but one could be a primary.
This assumes that you are tossing out the Windows stuff.
There are, imho, better dists. than Debian, which is now mired in the slough
of political correctness.
--
Sincerely etc.
Christopher Sawtell
NB. This PC runs Linux. If you find a virus apparently from me,
it has forged the e-mail headers on someone else's machine.
Please do not notify me when this occurs. Thanks.
