> > >
>
> You've got the right idea, but your numbers are WAY off.
>
> /boot = 15MB you only need enough room for the kernel and it'll bever
> be big enough to need all 15 MB. Not to mention that anything more than
> that will be bigger than the kernel will ever get.
>
> /home = at least 500MB
>
> / (root) =
> /usr = } I would split the remainder up amongst these three, although
> there really isn't any reason to have these three separate.
>
> a config like this will work great on 4GB
>
> /boot = 15 MB
> /home = 500MB # mine is 3GB - planning for the future never hurts.
> / (root) the rest
>
> having the /home dir on it's own partition affords me the luxurey of
> refomatting and doing a fresh install and leaving ALL my data files
> intact and untouched when doing so.
> /usr/local =
> --
> Mark
>
Since 7.1 does not use a boot partition what is the reasoning behind still
creating one.
Charles
