> You usually can get away with a much smaller root filesystem if you use
> a separate /usr. The good thing is that you won't run into trouble with
> dozens of kernels installed (they take more than 100MB in /lib/modules
> each).
I am still learning. And I am not that strict on space as I have a 750GB hdd, but still that was a very knowledgeable fact.
> Looks generally fine. One thing I would have done (and which I cannot
> see whether you did it) is to leave some free space in the VG so you can
> extend existing filesystems or create new ones when you need to.
I have set aside 100 GB as free unallocated space.
> It helps in our understanding if you try to use the correct terminology.
> What I think you wanted to say is something like:
>
> "I created one big primary partition and used that as Physical Volume
> for my Volume Group 'Debian'. I created all filesystems in Logical
> Volumes in that Volume Group."
>
> I capitalized terms specific to LVM.
As I said I am still learning. :) thanks for the useful pointers.
So I should officially mark this thread as solved.
1)I found out what are the various folders in the linux file system are used for, in a more practical discussion.
2)I found out some pros and cons of different Desktop Managers and Window Managers.
3)I found out the various different partitioning schemes and also figured out why LVM was so good for me. I also created the partitions myself after learning about them.
4)Also I revived my almost dead hardisk after important inputs from you guys.
Cheers, I am here to stay for a long long time. :)