Since my last question was not as dumb as I thought, let me see if I can get
lucky twice.
If I understand what you are suggesting, since I have 128 meg of memory, I would
make the swap 256meg. It seems to me
that in the past I have read that once the swap gets above 128, Linux doesn't do
much with the extra size. Am I totally daffy,
or was this a limitation that recent releases has remedied.
If I have a 10 gig drive, can I assume that boot stays at 64 meg? Would / stay
at 3.5 or do I want to double that
and leave the remainder for /home?
Thanks!
Christopher Molnar wrote:
>
> I teach some classes for new Linux users. Here is what I tell them for a 5
> Gig drive. (OK, I know I am about to be corrected, flamed, etc for this but I
> can handle it [sniff] - just remember this is a general suggestion and is not
> written in stone).
>
> Do NOT let the installer auto-partition. I have a different opinion about
> putting /var onto it's own partition. Don't.
>
> These are in order on how I recommend creating on a 5 gig drive:
> /boot = 64 meg
> Swap = 2 times the amount of physical memory in your machine. More if a
> server (probably 4 times).
> / = 3.5 Gig
> /home = remainder of all drive space.
>
> This seems to let them do a full development install and it works.
>
> (OK, let me have it!). Anyways, forgive me mailing list Gods, but if you are
> near New Haven, CT USA check out the Mandrake Campus courses at:
> http://www.innovationsw.com/training.
> -Chris
>
> >
> > Christopher Molnar wrote:
> > > 7.3 ???? NO, No, no.....
> > >
> > > 8.0 ---- YES, Yes, yes!
> > >
> > > Seriously, this will be a lot of major enhancements, this won't be 7.3.
> > > And give it a few more months. I am not sure if you already subscribe,
> > > but if you find the list Cooker Changelog you can watch the progress.
> > >
> > > -Chris
> > >
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------
