On Wednesday 27 December 2000 07:44 pm, Anthony wrote:
> I use 3 partitions: /, /home, and swap. You'll definitly want to make
> /home on it's own partition, since it makes reinstalling Linux a TON
> easier.
Or a nightmare when there's significant differences, eg, 7.1 to 7.2
IMO, it's always better to do a complete wipe, then a fresh install.
> All your personal files and config files are saved, so when
> you reinstall you don't have to start over from scratch. Other than
> that partition though, the rest are up to you.
These personal files should be bak'd up in a different location. So
it's easy to copy them back in, no need to preserve an old /home.
'Specially if it's loaded up with a lot of obsolete files, apps, and
configs.
>
> I"m not sure about the sizes. I have 1.5 GB dedicated to /home and 7
> GB to /, and that is plenty. But you could probally go with less if
> you needed.
And there in lies the problem. Why restrict any Linux install to
less than efficient use of all the available disk space? For a
personal desktop system that's been secured, there's no compelling
reasons to not consider putting all of Linux in / . For new users, or
just those who still want to have all the various often suggested Linux
partitions, consider running Linux all in one big / for awhile. At
least then you can see how big partitions like /usr, /home, etc. need
to be (du -ch /<dir>). Still, there's no right answer to which ones?,
and how big? Only others opinions, and what currently works for you.
IMO, putting all of Linux in / , and not too much in /swap, is the most
efficient use of disk space. 2 partitions, been doing it for years ;>
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Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
