On Sun, Dec 09, 2001 at 01:43:27PM -0000, Derek Stewart wrote: > Hi, > > What is the optimum partition size for Q40 Linux, I was going to make lots > of small partitions such as : > > /bin <--- *NOT* > /usr > /home > /root > > But am not sure if that is a good idea, or what the size should be, probably > about 3-5Gb
/bin would be very bad on a separate filesystem, you would miss plenty of the programs during boot, similar for /root The minimum requirement for the old Q40 Linux was something like 1 GB disk space, next version will need a bit more to be useful - I would say 2 GB total should suffice for another couple of years. If you want to split it you will want at least / 800MB /usr 1.6 GB /home is another good candidate for splitting away, all further splits require careful planning. /var and /tmp could be splitt'd away but are required very early at boot time. For software development the requirements are unbounded, an extra GB or 2 will save you some headaches later. Split partition setups usually waste a bit more space unless you want to calculate your requirements very exactly. The split setup has the advantages that filesystem damage remains more localised and filesystem checks can be performed at different times so the maximum boot delays will be somewhat smaller (total fsck time remains the same of course). I didn't find it difficult to do the split at a later time btw, it worked even on a running system and without a reboot. Bye Richard
