Re: Specifying dedicated partions during install - pros/cons?
On Sun, 29 Aug 2021 08:27:39 -0500
Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
>
> My primary question was
> "Why were those particular directories mentioned?"
> Implied question
> "Should I be using a dedicated partition for any of them?"
>
The answer to that question is another question: 'do *you* need to?'
Only you know the answer to that.
Frequent reinstallation implies a separate /home, but you already know
that. A server pretty much requires a separate /var, to avoid logging
disasters and other kinds of unexpected unlimited data storage. A
server may need other specialised partitions, specific to the
application.
You may use an application that writes a great deal of data to /tmp,
which may then need to be walled-off from the rest of the system. You
don't want a separate /usr, unless you are prepared to take the
necessary steps to mount it at boot time.
And so on... the facility is there for people who already know what
they need, and about any implications of their decisions. A knowledge
of what software you're running, and the purposes of the traditional
filesystem branches, will tell you which, if any, need to be separated.
If you're experimenting, or just need a workstation, there's not
usually a reason for anything other than a separate /home. I don't even
do that, as my /home is just an expendable scratch area, my data lives
on a separate server.
--
Joe
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