>>Although you can install Red Hat Linux in a single large partition
>>(subject to any of the partitioning considerations we've mentioned so
>>far), it's a much better idea to split things up a bit. We recommend the
>>following layout as a compromise between single-partition simplicity,
>>and multi-partition flexibility...
>>
>>What is the "technical" reason for doing this (Splitting up a partition
>>that is). Does it make it faster? Thanks for the info...
>
> One reason: If you screw up your system (like your mother pulling the plug
> :)) you don't have the entire filesystem currupted. It also has an advantage
> that you can specify disk-quota's one a file-system bases.
Every time I've used multiple partitions I've regretted my choices, no
matter how much care went into the partitioning arrangement. One thing I
will avoid in the future is separating /usr/src from /usr, since
rebuilding large RPMs requires lots of space in /usr/src, even though
there's nothing but kernel sources in there the rest of the time. Or
maybe I'm ignorant of some other options for RPM-building.
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