Quoting Chan Chee Seng ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > 1GB NTFS(for WinNT) > > 1GB Fat(for file sharing between NT and Linux)
Seems a bit big (though obviously only you know how you're going to use it). Think about whether lots of stuff is going to sit there or whether it's just a staging post. > 1GB ext2 (Debian Slink) > which is broken down to > > 150MB / I use 32MB when the following four are broken out. It's 50% full, and 30% inodes in use (default inodes/size ratio). > 150MB /var > 100MB /home > 40MB /tmp You could share these perhaps in one partition. var will be big when you install, but you won't have much in home at that time. > the rest /usr Enough for all my slink machines. I don't know about my needs for potato. > is there a better way to config the above? I know DUnix can configure the > /var and /usr to be on the same partition(not soft link) is it possible to > do it in debian? Create your / and /usr partitions in the usual way during installation, then (where foo (I use the hostname) is the attractive name for the mount point): Initialise linux partition /dev/XdXN (whatever you're up to) Mount point /foo (creates /target/foo). Switch to console 2 cd /target/foo mkdir var mkdir tmp mkdir home cd /target ln -s foo/var var ln -s foo/tmp tmp ln -s foo/home home Back to console 1 Partition sizes are a very individual matter, depending on the use for the machine. You'll only ever get guidance and caveats, not answers. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
