this is a good plan too. but here again..what to do when things get too
cramped?
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Mark
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On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Sevatio Octavio wrote:
> Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 15:01:46 GMT
> From: Sevatio Octavio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Partition sizes for / and /usr
>
> Assuming you're installing LM-7.2:
>
> /usr should be 3Gigs - initial install will put 2.5GB on here leaving
> you with 0.5GB
> /usr/src - 250MB - make this bigger if you like messing around with
> different kernels
> /usr/local 800MB
> / - 350Mb (that's because this contains /root and one shouldn't be using
> this partition outside of admin purposes)
> /tmp - 500MB to 1GB - especially if you're using taper to backup large
> files
> /var 300MB or more
> /boot - 100MB
> /home - the remainder of your drive.
>
> Of course, these aren't absolutes since it really depends on what you do
> with your system.
>
> Seve
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 2/9/01, 6:42:02 AM, Mark Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> regarding [newbie] Partition sizes for / and /usr:
>
>
> > How big should my / and /usr partitions typically be?
>
