Including my error where I refer to /root instead of /boot? <scarlet
blushes> Well, I've been sick :o(
regards
Daryl
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of blacksun
> Sent: 26 February 2001 20:21
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [newbie] Linux partitioning
>
>
> Thanks for all your help!
>
> -Gregg. I'll keep this in the keep folder for sure.
>
> On Mon, 26 Feb 2001, Mark Weaver wrote:
>
> > Ok...but what does he do if he wants his system to run correctly? He's
> > clearly going to need more room on "/" then 10MB. What about
> /etc, or /var
> > which both have a tendency to "grow"...sometimes a lot. It also
> depends on
> > what type of installation he wants to perform.
> >
> > Lets assume that he's going for the whole thing. Doing a
> developer install
> > requires quite a bit of space. Lets also assume that since he's real new
> > at all this that he's going to use a very simple, basic partitioning
> > scheme. Since a developer install requires 2.5GB of disk space
> we already
> > know that /use is going to be large. As well as /lib. So, the layout
> > might go something like this.
> >
> > Assuming we're installing on a 10GB drive and 128MB of RAM
> >
> > SWAP = 300MB # approximately 1 1/2 times the amount of RAM
> > / = 500MB # the filesystem's root and mount point
> > /home = 4GB
> > /var = 1GB # this is planning for system growth which includes database
> > # files
> > /usr = 4GB
> >
> > This scheme should accomodate an installation for a newbie quite nicely
> > and allow for growth over at least a years time until they're
> at the point
> > where they can seriously look at change and modification.
> >
> > --
> > Mark
> >
> > "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being
> worthless,"
> > "Sharing is what makes them powerful."
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 25 Feb 2001, Daryl Johnson wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 23:24:37 -0000
> > > From: Daryl Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: RE: [newbie] Linux partitioning
> > >
> > > Hmmm, well, having answered this one already a few days ago
> it looks to me
> > > as though there may be some mileage in both a FAQ and an
> archive in a more
> > > formally structured ng.
> > >
> > > Anyway here goes.
> > >
> > > If you have <128Mb memory it seems like a good idea to make
> swap partition =
> > > double RAM.
> > >
> > > You certainly need a / partition, which can be pretty large
> and a /home
> > > partition for users and their assorted personal/mail files
> does no harm
> > > either. Say... anything from 10Mb upwards for /home?
> > >
> > > A /root partition is quite a good idea if you are going to be
> using more
> > > than one kernel. This one can be limited to say 10Mb.
> > >
> > > So :
> > >
> > > /swap = 2 times Ram (unless you have large amounts of Ram
> > > /home = 10Mb or more depending on number of users and what personal
> > > files/configurations they have
> > > /root = /10Mb say?
> > > / = the rest.
> > >
> > > >From all the good things being said about reiser in this ng
> it is worth
> > > considering this format instead of ext2.
> > >
> > > Ummmmm oh yes, there is lots of information on this topic in already
> > > existing FAQs and Howtos.
> > >
> > > regards
> > >
> > > Daryl
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gregg Black
> > > Sent: 25 February 2001 22:09
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: [newbie] Linux partitioning
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm reading up on setting up linux, and it states that many
> will setup
> > > separate partitions for /usr and /home besides ones swap
> space. I would
> > > like to ask you how you usually setup your partitioning. I
> was a little bit
> > > confused on it, for you at least need a mounting point of
> root. This is how
> > > I did it, but I'm not sure if it's how it should be done. I set one
> > > partition for about 3/4 of the drive as '/'. I thought that
> would cover my
> > > separate partition for /usr as well as the mount point. My
> second partition
> > > and about 1/4 of the drive (not all, as the last is for swap)
> I set as mount
> > > point /home. Then of course the remaining 256 megs I set for swap.
> > >
> > > At first I was going to create a 7 meg partition just for
> mounting root,
> > > then the larger 3/4 approx for /usr, and then the last
> primary for /home but
> > > I thought it just made more sense to make just a / and /home
> partition.
> > > Maybe I'm just not thinking about this correctly. Any
> suggestions would be
> > > appreciated!
> > >
> > > I'm using mandrake 7.2
> > >
> > > -Gregg
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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