Re: Partition recommendations for dual boot installation???
> How to partition exactly? I have a 6o GB HD (master)
> and a 6 GB HD (slave) and want to install Debian and
> Windows ME with either LILO or GRUB as boot loader. I
> have seen suggested to make different partitions for
> /mbr, /usr, /usr/local, /var, /home,
> and /tmp. Plus I will need at least one or two for Windows.
Take advice of this guy who is writting you right now and who in fact
havent partitioned properly:
bash-2.03$ df
Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda1 705352 38264 631256 6% /
/dev/hda5 2015464 1506096 406984 79% /usr
/dev/hda6 1007936 386444 570288 40% /var
/dev/hda2 4053487 1914207 1929566 50% /home
As you see I left too much space for / which now is a waste (well I could
symlink but thats dirty and you dont want that).. that space would have
been much better in /usr
/var hasnt been too a very good choice.. in fact very bad, for a nntp
server or mail server it would be a good choice but for a workstation is
not..
So see that maybe you want to put as much room as possible into /usr
bash-2.03$ du -s /usr
1506096 /usr
bash-2.03$ du -s /usr/local
118096 /usr/local
bash-2.03$ du -s /usr/share
505684 /usr/share
bash-2.03$ du -s /usr/src
280356 /usr/src
bash-2.03$ du -s /usr/lib/
305924 /usr/lib
So... the best.. well now I will do the following:
let far less room for /
let far more room for /usr and /usr/local
less room for /var
And as ever the more room for /home the best..
Take your own conclusions.. since I am not goint to reinstall my whole
system.. I will survive untill I will get a brand new 40-80 Gbytes HD.
Hope this help ;)
Regards
Roberto
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