On Sat, 4 Apr 1998, W.D.McKinney wrote:
> "Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi
> > I have a 4GB partition available for Linux, and I would like to know how to
> > best partition this for Linux ?
> >
> Hmmm...a religion question.
>
> I like :
>
> / 400mb
> /tmp 250 mb
> /usr 750mb
> /usr/local 400mb
> /usr/X11R6 1000mb
> /opt 700mb
> /home 500mb
Seems reasonable enough. I definitely recommend putting /usr/local and
/home on partitions of their own. /usr/src is also good for a partition of
its own if you are going to be doing a lot with source code. If you are
using quotas or have a public server then /tmp as a partition of its own
is a must. If you are using it as a mail server, then a separate partition
for /var/spool is a must. If you are using it as a news server, then a
separate partition for /var/spool/news is a must. If you have more than
1024 cylinders listed in your BIOS, then a small /boot partition at the
very start of the drive is a must.
I never personally break /usr and /usr/X11R6 out of my root partition. I
expect that /usr is not going to change much. Unlike Red Hat, I don't
recommend breaking things into the smallest possible partitions. There has
to be a compromise between ease of adding stuff into the system and
reliability. For example, Red Hat's recommendations for Red Hat 4.0 are
seriously underpowered for Red Hat 5.0 -- that root partition exploded
like an overripe melon.
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Systems Specialist Educational Administration Solutions
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