Re: Partition size
Chris Tillman wrote:
>
> I have had no problems with ext3 either, nor have I heard of anyone
> having problems, nor is there any bugs open in e2fsprogs. Should we
> just flatly recommend ext3 in the manual? Or maybe something like
>
> Index: partitioning.sgml
> ===================================================================
> RCS file:
> /cvs/debian-boot/boot-floppies/documentation/en/partitioning.sgml,v
> retrieving revision 1.59 diff -u -r1.59 partitioning.sgml ---
> partitioning.sgml 19 Aug 2002 15:06:54 -0000 1.59 +++
> partitioning.sgml 28 Nov 2002 17:51:12 -0000 @@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ <p>
> For new users, personal Debian boxes, home systems, and other
> single-user setups, a single <file>/</file> partition (plus swap) is
> -probably the easiest, simplest way to go. It is possible to have
> problems with -this idea, though, with larger (20GB) disks. Based on
> limitations in -how ext2 works, avoid any single partition greater
> than 6GB or so. +probably the easiest, simplest way to go. But for
> any single partition +greater than 6GB or so, choose the ext3 type
> filesystem (which also +works fine for smaller partitions, but is a
> more recent development). <p> For multi-user systems, it's best to
> put <file>/usr</file>, <file>/var</file>, <file>/tmp</file>, and
> <file>/home</file> each on
>
Yes. I think this approach would be better while dbootstrap/cfdisk
installation formats with ext2 by default. Do you need to mention mixing
ext2 and ext3 on the same disc?
Why don't all fresh installations use ext3 by default? Is this beacause
of the way cfdisk is configured?
Cheers,
Chris.
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