Subj : Re: suggestions for new hard drive structure
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Gerard Wassink
Date : Mon Jul 12 2004 06:37 pm

On 12 Jul 2004 08:16:43 -0700, Pandora Xero scribbled:

> Gerard Wassink <DontWant@SP_aM.nl> wrote in message news:<1el8viu5vzoig.1r6di2ifllzzz.dlg@40tude.net>...

>> ...it is a good idea to have the / (root),
>> /home, /usr and /var directories on different partitions.
> 
> i've never done it that way, but, that being the case, i would be
> willing to revise my setup as follows:
> (filesystem types in parentheses)

> 80 GB
> - 256MB /boot (e2fs)

I'd make it 512 to be save

> - 1.0GB swap

That's rather large, but probably right for you... (rule of thumb that I
use: twice the internal memory)

> - 5  GB /var (suggestions?)
> - 20 GB /usr (suggestions?)
> - 53.75 /    (suggestions?)

> 160GB
> - 10 GB /mnt/windoze partition (FAT32)
> - 20 GB /home partition (suggestions?)

depends on the number of users, and how much filespace you want to give
them.

> - 65 GB /mnt/[small files] (suggestions?)
> - 65 GB /mnt/[large files] (suggestions?)

I do not understand these two entries. What do you mean here? /mnt is by
convention a directory with only empty subdirectories, to be able to mount
removable media, network file systems and WinDoze drives. You really don't
need 65 Gb for that, let alone an extra partition.


Concluding: it greatly depends on the distribution you want to install, and
of course what you want to do with this machine.

HTH

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