That's a lot of partitions.
goldenpi wrote:
>
> About that enjargeing when full,
>
> DONT. It can be done but is not easy. You must remember that you can not
> change the start sector. So makeing a partition bigger often means removeing
> another.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Partition sizes for / and /usr
>
> > this is a good plan too. but here again..what to do when things get too
> > cramped?
> >
> > --
> > Mark
> >
> > "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being
> worthless,"
> > "Sharing is what makes them powerful."
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Sevatio Octavio wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 15:01:46 GMT
> > > From: Sevatio Octavio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Partition sizes for / and /usr
> > >
> > > Assuming you're installing LM-7.2:
> > >
> > > /usr should be 3Gigs - initial install will put 2.5GB on here leaving
> > > you with 0.5GB
> > > /usr/src - 250MB - make this bigger if you like messing around with
> > > different kernels
> > > /usr/local 800MB
> > > / - 350Mb (that's because this contains /root and one shouldn't be using
> > > this partition outside of admin purposes)
> > > /tmp - 500MB to 1GB - especially if you're using taper to backup large
> > > files
> > > /var 300MB or more
> > > /boot - 100MB
> > > /home - the remainder of your drive.
> > >
> > > Of course, these aren't absolutes since it really depends on what you do
> > > with your system.
> > >
> > > Seve
> > >
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> > >
> > > On 2/9/01, 6:42:02 AM, Mark Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> > > regarding [newbie] Partition sizes for / and /usr:
> > >
> > >
> > > > How big should my / and /usr partitions typically be?
> > >
> >
> >
