[newbie] Linux Partitions saving configurations

2001-01-26 Thread Dave Burrows
I have a really basic question; when one configures hardware for linux, is that configuration always lost when a re-install or upgrade is performed or can it be saved? Given: a Linux drive with 3 partitions (root, swap and home with the OS and related packages installed on home). If only home

[newbie] Linux Partitions

2000-02-18 Thread James Luongo
Hello people, You all have been a great help to me. I have saved many emails that I may need at a later date. Tonight, I am going to install LM6.1 for the 5th time (I always messed something up before). Anyway, I plan on a custom install. I never know what size to make partitions or even,

Re: [newbie] Linux Partitions

2000-02-18 Thread RRPotratz
Your / seems too small should probably be 500-1000, /home might be trimmed some unless you are going to storing lots of datamaybe about 500. If you took 500 from /home and some from /usr (500 or so) and put that towards / I think that would be pretty balanced. Are you putting this on it's own