> > > In general, Linux requires two partitions: one for / and one for swap. > I've heard that if you have enough RAM you can do without a swap, but I > don't know if that's true. Anyone ever done that? Further, most people > install with 3 or more partitions. Mine right now has /, swap, /usr and > /home all on their own partitions. With my present partition scheme, I could set up three partitions for linux and still have one left for OS9.2.2 and a spare. But, how much space does /, swap, and /usr require each?
> PartitionMagic 7.0 is a wonderful thing. You can add, delete and resize > partitions without losing data. It's incredibly slow and inefficient, > though, (mine took 8.5 hours to repartition a 40 gig drive that was about > 75% full) so beware. But in the end, it worked and it worked flawlessly, > with no data loss or any problems. I don't think speed is a concern, it could go overnight for me. But, in the partitioning is there a difference in how the file structures are set up so the actual separation into different disks is only a part of what needs to be done? d > --jim
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