> > partition sizes to split up the hdd for Linux? It'll be used for > > developing mainly and for internet connectivity. I will most likely also > > be running X. Any answers to this will be really appreciated. I don't want > > to put linux on one big partition.
> I've got: > 64 Megs /var > 450 Megs /usr > 100 Megs /usr/local > rest /home. In the "old" days when I ran SLS and Slackware, I had to install many packages myself. So, my /usr/local was very large. Now with Debian having so many packages available, I have very little in /usr local and /usr needs to be very large. So, a big consideration may be how much stuff you like to install youself and if you put it in /usr/local/ or /home. I don't have any news feed, so I don't know where the articles usually go (/var?), but this could be a consideration for some people too. ...RickM...
