/boot also is useful for those with very old systems and large hard drives. When the motherboard can't detect past a certain cylinder, making sure /boot is right up front can let a user have a 100GB hard drive on a 10 year old computer.
On Dec 13, 2007 3:58 PM, Evan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I definitely agree that the single / partition isn't the best way to go. > My preference is > > swap > /boot > /home > / > > While other partitions can be useful, this covers the most important areas > (user data, settings, and the ability to continue to boot Windows/OSX > regardless of what happens to Ubuntu). > > Just my two cents. > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > > -- Mackenzie Morgan Linux User #432169 ACM Member #3445683 http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com <-my blog of Ubuntu stuff apt-get moo
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