On Thu, 3 Dec 1998, Michael Wahl wrote:
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> I decided to partition my hard disk into:
> /boot 50MB
about 2-3 would have done. I left mine on / . The main reason you'd
separate it is to have it under the 540MB limit/1024 Cylinder limit on
some old BIOS's.
> /home 50MB (maybe more)
More would be an advantage
> /root 50MB
leave it on the / partition. its not likely you'll have root using a lot
of space in his/her home dir.
> /var 150MB (maybe more)
I think that would be about right.
> /usr 700MB
Yep.
> /etc 50MB
Leave this on / too... files in it are needed for boot, and for mounting
partitions. Chicken and Egg. Go figure.
> /swap 128MB
Yep.
> /dos 200MB
?? What for?
> /tmp 50MB
I'd leave it on /
> ---------------------
> Sum. 1428MB -> rest: 270MB for ???
/home or /usr
Mine is so:
/ - 200MB
/usr - 800MB
works like a charm.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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