Re: what's the proper size of the root directory

["Paolo Alexis Falcone" <fallenlordx@edsamail.com.ph>]

Yuwen Dai wrote:

>I'm new to Debian but not new to Linux.  My question is
>
>what's the proper size of the '/' directory?

I'd recommend at least 80 MB in / (can hold the compilers, necessary
programs plus some temporary space) for the initial install. Then
migrate the other partitions (/home, /tmp, /usr, /var) as you seem 
fit. You'll be able to reduce /'s contents to a mere 30-40% of the
partition.

Paolo Falcone

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