On 07-Mar-2000 Potts, Ross wrote:
> I pulled the following off the Red Hat site. It's based off of a 1.6 GIG HD
> and
> I'm guessing a 32M memory. If they say use that much for /, I'm not gonna
> argue(they built the distro):
>
> The Server-Class Installation
This threat is about a single user system, isn't it? I *should* pay better
attention ;-). Never mind...
> A server-class installation is most appropriate for you if you'd like your
> system to function as a Linux-based server, and you don't want to heavily
> customize your system configuration.
> What Does It Do?
> If you choose not to partition manually, a server-class installation removes
> ALL
> existing partitions on ALL installed hard drives, so choose this installation
> class only if you're sure you have nothing you want saved! When the
> installation
> is complete, you'll find the following partitions:
> A 64MB swap partition.
Take more. 100MB
> A 256MB partition (mounted as /).
Pardon? Me:
df /
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda8 76M 36M 36M 50% /
As you can see, my / is just 76 MB large and is just about 50% filled...
> A partition of at least 512MB (mounted as /usr).
Definitely more. Make that at least 1 Gb. This is where the huge chunk of things
go (libraries, binaries, docs)
> A partition of at least 512MB (mounted as /home).
Ridiculous. On a single user system 200 MB are *plenty*. Mine /home currently
fills 85 MB *and* there's running a web server from it.
> A 256MB partition (mounted as /var).
Depends. if you are going to build huge databases, you might need that much.
Mine is 150 MB with 125 MB free.
> Intel: A 16MB partition (mounted as /boot) in which the Linux kernel and
> related files are kept.
> Alpha: A 2MB partition (mounted as /dos) in which the MILO boot loader
> is kept.
> This approach to disk partitioning results in a reasonably flexible
> filesystem
> configuration for most server-class tasks.
> Please Note: You will need approximately 1.6GB of free disk space in
> order to perform a server-class installation.
Regards
tom
BTW: Partitioning isn't all that important. Most people are happy with the
/home - / duo or even are only using /. Partitioning makes backups easier and
may reduce damage in case of severe system errors. Last is quite unusual and
nowadays backup software is clever enough to sort it out on its own.
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"No fun, no gain"
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