[newbie] Partition sizes for / and /usr
How big should my / and /usr partitions typically be?
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?
Re: [newbie] Partition sizes for / and /usr
/ (root partition) about 500MB /usr 2.5 - 3GB is a good start. I'd be more interested to know how to enlarge them once they get full. that seems to be the tricky part. -- Mark "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless," "Sharing is what makes them powerful." On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Mark Johnson wrote: Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 08:42:02 -0600 From: Mark Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "LinuxNewbie (E-mail)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Partition sizes for / and /usr How big should my / and /usr partitions typically be?
Re: [newbie] Partition sizes for / and /usr
this is a good plan too. but here again..what to do when things get too cramped? -- Mark "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless," "Sharing is what makes them powerful." 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?
Re: [newbie] Partition sizes for / and /usr
That's a lot of partitions. goldenpi wrote: About that enjargeing when full, DONT. It can be done but is not easy. You must remember that you can not change the start sector. So makeing a partition bigger often means removeing another. - Original Message - From: Mark Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Partition sizes for / and /usr this is a good plan too. but here again..what to do when things get too cramped? -- Mark "If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless," "Sharing is what makes them powerful." 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?
[newbie] Partition Sizes
I pulled the following off the Red Hat site. It's based off of a 1.6 GIG HD and I'm guessing a 32M memory. If they say use that much for /, I'm not gonna argue(they built the distro): The Server-Class Installation A server-class installation is most appropriate for you if you'd like your system to function as a Linux-based server, and you don't want to heavily customize your system configuration. What Does It Do? If you choose not to partition manually, a server-class installation removes ALL existing partitions on ALL installed hard drives, so choose this installation class only if you're sure you have nothing you want saved! When the installation is complete, you'll find the following partitions: A 64MB swap partition. A 256MB partition (mounted as /). A partition of at least 512MB (mounted as /usr). A partition of at least 512MB (mounted as /home). A 256MB partition (mounted as /var). Intel: A 16MB partition (mounted as /boot) in which the Linux kernel and related files are kept. Alpha: A 2MB partition (mounted as /dos) in which the MILO boot loader is kept. This approach to disk partitioning results in a reasonably flexible filesystem configuration for most server-class tasks. Please Note: You will need approximately 1.6GB of free disk space in order to perform a server-class installation.
RE: [newbie] Partition Sizes
On 07-Mar-2000 Potts, Ross wrote: I pulled the following off the Red Hat site. It's based off of a 1.6 GIG HD and I'm guessing a 32M memory. If they say use that much for /, I'm not gonna argue(they built the distro): The Server-Class Installation This threat is about a single user system, isn't it? I *should* pay better attention ;-). Never mind... A server-class installation is most appropriate for you if you'd like your system to function as a Linux-based server, and you don't want to heavily customize your system configuration. What Does It Do? If you choose not to partition manually, a server-class installation removes ALL existing partitions on ALL installed hard drives, so choose this installation class only if you're sure you have nothing you want saved! When the installation is complete, you'll find the following partitions: A 64MB swap partition. Take more. 100MB A 256MB partition (mounted as /). Pardon? Me: df / FilesystemSize Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/hda8 76M 36M 36M 50% / As you can see, my / is just 76 MB large and is just about 50% filled... A partition of at least 512MB (mounted as /usr). Definitely more. Make that at least 1 Gb. This is where the huge chunk of things go (libraries, binaries, docs) A partition of at least 512MB (mounted as /home). Ridiculous. On a single user system 200 MB are *plenty*. Mine /home currently fills 85 MB *and* there's running a web server from it. A 256MB partition (mounted as /var). Depends. if you are going to build huge databases, you might need that much. Mine is 150 MB with 125 MB free. Intel: A 16MB partition (mounted as /boot) in which the Linux kernel and related files are kept. Alpha: A 2MB partition (mounted as /dos) in which the MILO boot loader is kept. This approach to disk partitioning results in a reasonably flexible filesystem configuration for most server-class tasks. Please Note: You will need approximately 1.6GB of free disk space in order to perform a server-class installation. Regards tom BTW: Partitioning isn't all that important. Most people are happy with the /home - / duo or even are only using /. Partitioning makes backups easier and may reduce damage in case of severe system errors. Last is quite unusual and nowadays backup software is clever enough to sort it out on its own. -- "No fun, no gain" Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (home), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work) http://www.mandrakeuser.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Partition sizes?
Steve, If his only partitions for linux (other than swap) are / and /usr (I believe he meant/ rather than /root), Yes, that is indeed what I meant. I am sorry that I expressed myself so badly. won't /opt be inside the / partition? That's the usual place for te third party software, like SO he's thinking of using. Might that not make / fill up more quickly. That is my concern. Are there any figures avaiable on how much space is taken up in every file system in the default installation? What I mean is, are there any numbers for how big the /, the /usr, the /etc, the /opt, the /var etc. partitions absolutely have to be in order to accomodate a full installation, everything included? Perhaps a separate /opt and /home might help. any thoughts? Mike Perhaps I should make separate /etc, /var, /opt, /usr, /, and so on, for every file system? I'd feel pretty silly if I had made one partition too small and eventually had to reformat and reinstall the entire system, just because a partition turned out to be too small. That is why I want to do this right from the beginning. Some of the applications I plan to install I guess will end up in /usr. I thought this was where all third-party software was installed, but apparently some will end up in /opt? Is this true? In that case perhaps I should make a separate /opt instead of a separate /usr? I am grateful for all help. Ian __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
