HI,
>
> So, when upgrading to new versions of Linux, it can be done without updating
> the /home directory?
Absolutely. /home is where user data goes. None of the OS or application
code goes there unless, when installing individual apps later, you put it
there by *your* choice. (StarOffice 5.
, October 09, 2000 8:51 PM
To: Andrew Wendt
Cc: Conor Daly; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [techtalk] Disk utilities under Linux
On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 09:05:58PM -0400, Andrew Wendt wrote:
> I don't think fsck really does anything to combat fragmentation does it?
>
> I think it j
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 11:50:35AM +1100 or so it is rumoured hereabouts,
Mary Gardiner thought:
> On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 09:05:58PM -0400, Andrew Wendt wrote:
> > I don't think fsck really does anything to combat fragmentation does it?
> >
> > I think it just checks for and repairs filesystem
On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 09:05:58PM -0400, Andrew Wendt wrote:
> I don't think fsck really does anything to combat fragmentation does it?
>
> I think it just checks for and repairs filesystem damage, like Scandisk does.
Yeah, I was under the impression that it's actually the ext2 filesystem
that
On Mon, 09 Oct 2000, Conor Daly wrote:
>There are significant differences between Windows/DOS and Linux/UNIX as
>far as filesystems are concerned. The primary difference is that Windows
>is a single-user system while linux is multiuser. This has implications
>for you using a direct disk access p
On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 10:11:22AM -0400 or so it is rumoured hereabouts,
Caitlyn M. Martin thought:
> Hi, Conor, and everyone else,
> >
> > If you are installing your Linux system or are happy to reinstall, you
> > could split your disk space into at two or more partitions with, at
> > minimum,
Hi, Conor, and everyone else,
>
> If you are installing your Linux system or are happy to reinstall, you
> could split your disk space into at two or more partitions with, at
> minimum, /home on a seperate partition. That way, /home fragmentation can
> be dealt with without needing to take down
On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 01:18:37AM -0500 or so it is rumoured hereabouts,
Jeff Dike thought:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> > I'm wondering what disk utilities are available under Linux--or are
> > they necessary? For instance what about a disk defragmentation
> > utility like Norton Speed disk
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> I'm wondering what disk utilities are available under Linux--or are
> they necessary? For instance what about a disk defragmentation
> utility like Norton Speed disk?
As far as I understand, they're not really necessary. The ext2 filesystem
isn't as prone to fragm
So, I have been using Windows since it first came out (DOS before that). I'm
wondering what disk utilities are available under Linux--or are they
necessary? For instance what about a disk defragmentation utility like
Norton Speed disk?
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