Re: Partitioning hard drives

[Brendan <mailinglist@endosquid.com>]

On Thursday 18 November 2004 07:14, Robert Storey wrote:
> I won't attempt to tell you just how big each partition should be or on
> which drive you should locate it, but a fairly standard and secure
> configuration for hard disk partitioning would be to put each of the
> following in its own partition:
>
>   /
>   swap
>   /boot
>   /home
>   /tmp
>   /var
>   /usr
>
> Not everyone agrees that /boot needs its own partition anymore. It had
> more to do with the fact that in ancient times there was a requirement
> that /boot be in the first 1024 cylinders, but that limitation no longer
> exists.

Foolish question, but then why advise putting a /boot then?
Why not break the chain of dated advice now and be done with it?

Unless you have a special requirement, move on.

That's like saying "Watch out for Horse and buggy knocking you down in the 
street"