resent to list -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: About to format the whole laptop, need some partitioning advice. Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 22:25:18 +1100 From: Scott Ferguson <[email protected]> To: Anubhav Yadav <[email protected]>
On 07/02/14 16:01, Anubhav Yadav wrote: >> Defining "desktop" is the tricky bit (to some it only means where the >> box sits). In this instance I've assumed the OP means office apps, bit >> of gaming, internet apps - so I'd go go for a two slice setup, with a >> separate / and /home, with and a swap file. For a similar "desktop" in a >> business environment it'd be SOE rules so I would use more partitions >> (backup and rollout planning would be a nightmare otherwise - not to >> mention support contract negotiation headaches). >> > > Hi, I would like to set up an environment for development and programming. > So I guess I will have to separate out the /usr and / part and keep > /home on a different > partition too. > Not mandatory, given the size of cheap external drives, but handy *if* you set the appropriate sizes (you may only know the right size from personal experience). I'd strongly recommend a separate /home. In general I use multiple slices, if only because it's easier to hunt a fish in ponds than in oceans (poor analogy for indexes). Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
