RE: [newbie] Server partitions
Well, generally what I do in deciding the size of /usr/local and /usr/opt is, how many programs do you plan to install on top of linux? Most everything you add after distro (Unless a system file) will be installed in /usr/local/blah. If you plan to leave it alone, I wouldn't worry about it... if you're planning on installing Oracle, I'd strongly suggest it :) -=Ron=- -Original Message- From: Victor Richardson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 12:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Server partitions I'm doing a custom server install of Mandrake 6.1 for our office and was wondering about some partitions and their sizes. The server will only be accessed by 15 users (Win Mac) for basic fileshare and some scheduling/calendar app (Netscape). Anyway, I have a 9.1 gig drive and have; /boot - 23 meg /- 500 meg /tmp - 200 meg /var - 200 meg /usr -1500 meg /home - 6000 meg /swap - 250 meg My question is, do I need /usr/local or /usr/opt, and if so how big? If I do have /usr/local, does /usr need to be as big as it is? Please feel free to suggest anything, I could use the help. Victor
Re: [newbie] Server partitions
Add a /usr/local to preserve own progs. Eric Victor Richardson wrote: I'm doing a custom server install of Mandrake 6.1 for our office and was wondering about some partitions and their sizes. The server will only be accessed by 15 users (Win Mac) for basic fileshare and some scheduling/calendar app (Netscape). Anyway, I have a 9.1 gig drive and have; /boot - 23 meg /- 500 meg /tmp - 200 meg /var - 200 meg /usr -1500 meg /home - 6000 meg /swap - 250 meg My question is, do I need /usr/local or /usr/opt, and if so how big? If I do have /usr/local, does /usr need to be as big as it is? Please feel free to suggest anything, I could use the help. Victor
Re: [newbie] Server Partitions
Date sent: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 00:52:42 -0800 From: Victor Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[newbie] Server Partitions I am setting up a Mandrake 7.0 file/print server on an IBM Netfinity(PII 350, 128 meg, 9.1 Gig SCSI-2) for our office w/ 15 users and was wondering what the best partition sizes would be? The only major software that we plan on adding to the Mandrake distro(for now) is some type of collaboration sofware like Netscape calendar/scheduling. I'll be doing an expert install(even though I'm not) and only installing the services that we absolutely need, although I will include KDE and Gnome because they are so much easier to deal with for file and system maintenance. From reading the archives I guess that I need; swap(128 megs), /boot(20 megs), /(?), /usr(600?), /usr/local(1,500?), /tmp(50?), /var(100?), and /home(the rest). The part that I don't get is what exactly gets put into "/"? Does /boot hold the kernel and / hold all the other software like Samba, etc? And then any software I add after the installation goes into /usr/local? Please feel free to offer suggestions, Hi, I suggest the following partitions: Swap (128 MB ) /(700 MB) /usr(2000 MB) /home (7000 MB) I have no experience in /boot partitions so I can't tell you nothing about this. Good luck!! Victor Emilio Correa e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.tuayuda.com.ar (Informática/Listas de Correo)
[newbie] Server Partitions
I am setting up a Mandrake 7.0 file/print server on an IBM Netfinity(PII 350, 128 meg, 9.1 Gig SCSI-2) for our office w/ 15 users and was wondering what the best partition sizes would be? The only major software that we plan on adding to the Mandrake distro(for now) is some type of collaboration sofware like Netscape calendar/scheduling. I'll be doing an expert install(even though I'm not) and only installing the services that we absolutely need, although I will include KDE and Gnome because they are so much easier to deal with for file and system maintenance. From reading the archives I guess that I need; swap(128 megs), /boot(20 megs), /(?), /usr(600?), /usr/local(1,500?), /tmp(50?), /var(100?), and /home(the rest). The part that I don't get is what exactly gets put into "/"? Does /boot hold the kernel and / hold all the other software like Samba, etc? And then any software I add after the installation goes into /usr/local? Please feel free to offer suggestions, Victor
