If you have seperate partitions for /usr, /tmp, /home, /var then I think
10Gb for / is a gross waste of real estate. I just checked with one of my
machines which has an 'everything' install of RH 7.1 spread over /, /boot,
/home, /usr, /var partitions, and the / partition only uses 75Mb, so my
only risk is in not having a /tmp partition. IMO, 1 Gb would be more than
adequate.
Your mileage will differ if you start to use some of the first level
directories such as /opt, or a blowout in /lib, without them being on
their own partitions.
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On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Adam F. Bogacki wrote:
> Hi,
> I've just added a new 40Gb drive to a multiboot system on a separate
> controller (Ultra ATA/100 TX2, Promise Technology, Inc.) with the intention
> of setting up a home network in the near future, allowing email/connectivity
> to at least another person on a shared connection.
>
> It can be summarised as
>
> (1) 20Gb Win 98 (60% free)
> (2) 10Gb Debian (2.2.'something' kernel)
> (3) 40Gb Debian not yet installed,
>
> with 256MB RAM and PIII @ 733MHz.
>
> I'd be interested in any advice on partitioning (someone has suggested 10Gb
> for /),
> and the use of ReiserFS and S/W RAID .... where do I get my sticky hands on
> them ?
>
> Adam Bogacki,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>
>
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