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Re: Where does Debian usually install stuff?



On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Stelios Bounanos wrote:
> In message <00081822291200.06223@linuxlair> , 
> "Daniel E. Baumann" <baumannd@msoe.edu>  was rumoured to have said about 
> `` Where does Debian usually install stuff? '': 
> 
> > I was reading through the installation manual as I am attmepting to install
> > potato. I am coming off of redhat and I know that they commonly install
> > everything under /usr so where does debian commonly install stuff, /var?
> > 
> 
> [snip]
> 
> It depends on the package. The short answer is possibly anywhere in
> the filesystem, except /usr/local. /var, BTW is for files/directories
> which change often, such as spool directories and caches.
> 
> Disclaimer: it's been some time since I last read the installation docs.
> 
> Regards,
> sb.
> 
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Oh o.k.. The reason being is that I read in the manual the apt's cahe is on
/var, but this is going to be my partitioning scheme (6.0GB drive on my laptop):

mount point				size

swap					80MB
/boot					10MB (I like to compile kernels ;P)
/		    			3.5GB
/usr/local				1.0GB
/usr/src					500MB
/home					500MB
Debian GNU/hurd                                letfover ~400MB

What do you think?

Dan
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