Re: Install DebianPowerPc in my Ibook
On (19/03/04 23:53), Viktor Rosenfeld wrote:
> Clive Menzies wrote:
>
> > Views differ on partitioning for debian but I typically do
> > something like:
>
> Uh, partitioning advice. I better put my asbestos suit on.
>
> > swap 1Gb
> > / 150Mb
> > /usr 2Gb
> > /var 500Mb
> > /tmp 500Mb
> > /home the rest Gbs
>
> I'd seriously advise against 2GB for /usr, especially if you want to use
> a lot of software under Debian. Right now, I have 3GB for all except
> /home and I'm constantly running out of disk space and have to use
> `apt-get autoclean` and deinstall libraries to make room. I'd put at
> least 3GB for /usr.
Fair comment ;) I currently have 5Gb for /usr (because all my work
files are on a server) but I'm only using 1.4Gb. But as Victor says, if
you want to try lots of packages, more is desirable.
Regards
Clive
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