-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Wei Chen wrote:
[snip] > What I currently do to handle scratch installation is that: Before I do > the installation, I rename /home to something like /abc to make sure the > installation process won't touch it. During the installation, I choose > to use existing partition and not to re-partition or format. And after > the installation is finished, I remove the new /home that is generated > during the installation and rename /abc back. Wouldn't it be easier to let the system install in one partition and not tell the installer to use your old /home at all. Then when the install is complete, delete the /home that it created and add a line in /etc/fstab for your /home instead? What an installer doesn't know about, it's less likely to mess up. >> I've found that a 20GB root partition gives you *ample* room for / >> and a couple of 1GB swap *files*. Give the rest to /home. > >> OR make /home 8-9 GB and then create a /data/01 partition which >> fills up the rest of the disk. Extra disks, manage with LVM and >> call them /data/02. > > > Thanks for the partition suggestion. I guess it could be easier with the > LVM solution. Thanks. > - -- Registerd Linux user #443289 at http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGFI/AiXBCVWpc5J4RAvvoAJ9++fHikqwwmjdAf9rnk0in+VbbywCgr7dP obSfZvX0JxNswT2hWqKkSVo= =D9H6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
