-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 06/29/2010 04:02 PM, Merciadri Luca wrote: > Hi, > > I wanted to reinstall Debian on an older PC where I had installed RH > some months ago. I had numerous problems because of RH (I don't like RH > at all, actually). > > I often install Debian on different computers, but I noticed, this time > (I'm using a netinst, as always), that, as always, in the partitioning, > it asks for `what you want to mount where.' That is, you can choose, for > every partition, the `mount point.' > > First, I always found the `mount point' expression weird in this > context, because, for me, the mount point _is_ always the partition, > during the installation, but this is not the problem. > > The biggest problem is that you are able to choose between, say, `/', > `/var/', '/usr/', `/home/', etc. But, without thinking a lot, `/' > *habitually* contains the rest. So, mounting say `/' on hda1, and > `/home/' on hdb1 could appear as weird for the user, at first glance (only). > > What do you think about this? (I'm known for my outlandish ideas, so, > don't be angry if I'm wrong.) >
IIRC the "guided partitioning" recommends a single / partition for new users. What would you suggest is changed? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJMKlWQAAoJEKj/C3qNthmTGCQP/1UVoL3OZG6OnRFa/Lx+gNK4 aNptUNBHDapolG3OkfNMRJLN60aET8EmkxESJn1oE8Oo1ZByFR3hayJ5DXqLB+Xj b3hUGi98AOgK1m1N5o/bnOBJ62xhfnRDqzA4Kk87Kmyds122vgFoevgV9sTIXUy6 7sgiKs8aP/Bt56Zd+Z9Hcj5pIFrHvhff7ITZlU04SfXQ3yGWT1WPJoIW++AvGKq5 GsSZzH/SpuyzqIP2Zqjp/20epBK2pxElgE9ym1hXM3PiyKNwa8jSAUT4jaK+lDHd 4QBWxljYnZzKBMkfUD0w1DNXjcA72z+qN1ZQRQtUCICLKAaHOTwZZe2CrYI2WTl/ mZKsCLrQJg/Rp0QpZijkKDIqYFNacTK7+vQbpeGCW2QxFqxgvyDwHYzYvJNuNFZw R7mvZ7xRV515M1e30b2XeaCZCtlra9hsZP47jj0bk69kzJnoXX7v6+OD1ZOhrsbp 3PZ4QhFk8zAqV5kMYTa2ExtBW2JmAYUGtdCsmh6XBbO4ABwciAH3v2iBWsoseGcE xVWP1WFCNfEpnrNh6+ZkyV2TLwCvqzAd9X15tEMlQiwAe54cHvDAmO2del7FKL8/ /QvVNgnbxCZ6ykyk77qqKXJ2uWtHDmNbnEdaW97b7emFl82UPrjk5qXlvntj+i+a in9HLfpQmvIAXrxm0419 =5iEw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c2a5590.60...@gmail.com
