nemomm...@gmail.com wrote: > >I can't find anything definitive on this question. Some say, 100MB is >fine; others 215 or 550 is a safe choice. It all seems to be just >opinions. > >Anyone know for sure? I hate having to waste hundreds of megs for a >partition that only needs to hold a few megs, if that much. > >This applies to one of those small, $300+/- notebooks (haven't decided >which one, yet) that usually use 32 or 64GB eMMCs. I'm trying to >maximize the available free space. Best option seems to be a MBR >install, one OS only (Buster, X, window manager only, etc.), / and >swap. But if that's not possible . . . . Hence, my query.
In Debian we've followed recommendations to use 500M as a default size. That may often be larger than people need, but it's safe in case people are dual-booting and/or doing firmware updates later. It's likely to be difficult to resize after the fact. You can choose a smaller size *at your own risk*, but d-i will complain a lot if you try to go very small, below ~32MiB. HTH! -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Armed with "Valor": "Centurion" represents quality of Discipline, Honor, Integrity and Loyalty. Now you don't have to be a Caesar to concord the digital world while feeling safe and proud.
