Re: Random partitioning questions
On Tue, Jun 08, 1999 at 12:03:39AM -0500, Brad wrote:
> Yes, i realize this is something a lot of people disagree on. Which is why
> i hope to get a lot of opinions!
>
> 1. If i understand things correctly, /, /boot, /lib, /bin, /sbin, /dev,
> parts of /etc, and maybe /root should be on one partition below the
> 1024th cyl for hysterical reasons, which do apply in my case. Do i
> understand correctly?
Yes, pretty much. My hard drive/BIOS has some bizarre LBA system
where my 8.4GB drive has only got 1024 cylinders, so it's not a
problem - maybe the same applies to most modern BIOSes?
> 2. If i were partitioning a new HD, what would be a good size for the
> partition containing just those directories, that wouldn't waste too
> much space. Right now on my system, du -c reports 18M for that list, so
> i'm thinking 50M would allow plenty of room for expansion?
I've set aside 500MB, but then I've got /var in the same partition.
Probably 50 - 60MB should be fine.
> 3. How about sizes for other partitions? /home i'm thinking 750M
> (personal workstation, 6 users that are just different mailing
> addresses for me), 1G for /var (with /tmp -> /var/tmp, is that a
> bad idea?), 2.1G for /usr.
Apart from /var being a tad large (are you running a news server?)
that sounds about right. If you're going to install something like
StarOffice, make sure you do it in /usr, though, not $HOME/SO5.1/ or
whatever it suggests.
> 4. hda1 should be /, but how about the rest? home var swap usr as 2 3
> 4 5?
Extended partitions. (5, 6, 7, 8).
> Just trying to learn here.
So am I :)
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alisdair mcdiarmid
[i won't tear again i won't breathe in the shards of what is left]
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