On Tue, Jun 08, 1999 at 12:03:39AM -0500, Brad wrote: > Yes, i realize this is something a lot of people disagree on. Which is why > i hope to get a lot of opinions! > > 1. If i understand things correctly, /, /boot, /lib, /bin, /sbin, /dev, > parts of /etc, and maybe /root should be on one partition below the > 1024th cyl for hysterical reasons, which do apply in my case. Do i > understand correctly?
Yes, pretty much. My hard drive/BIOS has some bizarre LBA system where my 8.4GB drive has only got 1024 cylinders, so it's not a problem - maybe the same applies to most modern BIOSes? > 2. If i were partitioning a new HD, what would be a good size for the > partition containing just those directories, that wouldn't waste too > much space. Right now on my system, du -c reports 18M for that list, so > i'm thinking 50M would allow plenty of room for expansion? I've set aside 500MB, but then I've got /var in the same partition. Probably 50 - 60MB should be fine. > 3. How about sizes for other partitions? /home i'm thinking 750M > (personal workstation, 6 users that are just different mailing > addresses for me), 1G for /var (with /tmp -> /var/tmp, is that a > bad idea?), 2.1G for /usr. Apart from /var being a tad large (are you running a news server?) that sounds about right. If you're going to install something like StarOffice, make sure you do it in /usr, though, not $HOME/SO5.1/ or whatever it suggests. > 4. hda1 should be /, but how about the rest? home var swap usr as 2 3 > 4 5? Extended partitions. (5, 6, 7, 8). > Just trying to learn here. So am I :) -- alisdair mcdiarmid [i won't tear again i won't breathe in the shards of what is left]
