On Sat, Oct 20, 2007 at 08:00:06PM -0400, Celejar wrote: > On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:44:54 -0400 > "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > adequate for /. How many kernels do you have installed? How many do > > you need? Unless you're a kernel developer, you should only need the > > one that currently runs, and room for one to be updated. > > I usually have at least one custom compiled one, and one stock Debian > one. The latter is indispensable for ascertaining that some problem or > lack of functionality is due to my custom (mis)configuration, and for > quickly getting that functionality if I need it immediately. I also > like to keep one or two older ones around in case there's some kind of > regression and for possible help in pinpointing exactly when some change > occurred.
I figured that only kernel developers need to compile custom kernels :) OK, so one stock that works, one custom that works, room for a new custom to test, and room for a new stock to test. That's room for four kernels, their initrds, and their modules in lib. So how big a / does that mean if the usual separate filesystems are used? And how big does that make /boot should someone need a separate /boot (e.g. / is on LVM over raid1 with /boot on a separate raid1)? Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]