From: chuck <chuck@gelm.net>
To: "S. Barret Dolph" <wheds8@ms66.hinet.net>
Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: partitioning
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 11:08:47 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4013EA0F.F19D521D@gelm.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 200401252137.39975.wheds8@ms66.hinet.net
Hi, S.:
The output of 'df' might be more meaningful.
If you mounted sda7 as /
and mounted sda1 as /boot
Would it satisfy all your free space concerns?
:-|
HTH, Chuck
"S. Barret Dolph" wrote:
>
> I am probably getting too picky about repartitioning my drive but I want it to
> be set up for a long time. I never use all the space in my harddrive even
> though it is relatively small. (I only use it for work and don't play any
> games.)
>
> Questions......
>
> My old setup
>
> sda1 / 1g
> sda5 /swap 1024k (512ram)
> sda6 /usr 6g
> sda7 /home 10g
>
> I will be using Sourcemage which puts sources in /var so I have been thinking
> about taking 3g out of home and making a /var of 3g.
>
> I will probably take another 3 out of home and add it to usr/ but that is
> probably overkill. Neither use too much.
>
> I am confused about where /swap should go. I have a SCSI drive and from what I
> read that should be on the outside. So should I put /swap at sda8? (Given
> that I have added /var.)
>
> I had a /home because it was convenient to upgrade with CD's when I only had a
> 56 modem. Now that I am using a source based installation is the /home
> unnecessary as I am the only user.
>
> Is having a /tmp partition necessary?
probably
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-01-25 16:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-01-25 13:37 partitioning S. Barret Dolph
2004-01-25 16:08 ` chuck [this message]
2004-01-25 16:42 ` partitioning Ray Olszewski
2004-01-25 16:53 ` partitioning S. Barret Dolph
2004-01-26 0:27 ` partitioning Ken Moffat
2004-01-26 15:04 ` partitioning Hal MacArgle
2004-01-26 17:16 ` partitioning Ken Moffat
2004-01-27 19:16 ` partitioning Hal MacArgle
2004-01-27 20:19 ` partitioning pa3gcu
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2005-04-07 14:32 Partitioning Mike Turcotte
2005-04-07 16:02 ` Partitioning smertz
2005-04-07 16:50 ` Partitioning James Miller
2005-04-07 14:18 Partitioning smertz
2002-08-10 0:58 Partitioning Natarajan K
2002-08-09 15:52 ` Partitioning Ray Olszewski
2002-08-09 18:31 ` Partitioning Riley Williams
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