June G. Gonzales wrote: > Hi, > > What should I observe when partitioning a HD? > > What are the correct sizes for each partition? > > Is there a certain percentage that I should a lot for a specific partition > on HD of XX Gig. > > For example I have a 20 Gig HD.
Three letters: LVM. If your distro is a modern one that has proper support for this, then the only partitions you'll ever need to worry about are /, /boot, and swap. You can make logical volumes on the fly and use them as though you would use partitions. You can make logical volumes grow in size as you need more space. If you add a disk to your system the current logical volumes you have can expand to use that disk as well. No more committing to partition sizes. No more symlink farms. I don't know why so many people are *still* so ignorant of this feature... It's not at all difficult to use, and the LVM HOWTO on TLDP explains the procedure in detail. -- True compassion is more than throwing a coin to a beggar. It demands of our humanity that if we live in a society that produces beggars, we are morally commanded to restructure that society. http://stormwyrm.blogspot.com/ _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
