On 13/09/12 12:54, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Thu, 2012-09-13 at 12:33 +0100, Tony van der Hoff wrote: >> When you come to re-install the OS (and it is occasionally necessary), >> it is vital to have at least /home and /usr/local on seperate partitions >> from /, so that you can happily reformat / without worrying (too much) >> about your data. > > I also can restore root including /home and /usr/local from my backups. > If you keep /usr/local and you install Debian by the installer, not from > a backup, then the package management doesn't know about the packages > that installed files to /usr/local. "Make love, not make install" and > btw. the averaged user we are talking about, for sure has nothing > in /usr/local. > >> Also, you can fill up /home, and still run the system. I would also keep >> /var on a seperate partition, to guard against some errant application >> filling it up. > > If everything is in one partition, it's very unlikely that some location > gets filled up. It's more likely that this happens, if you use separated > partitions. >
Hey, I was answering your question "But what does argue against having root and home on the same partition?", which you neaatly snipped. I'm not addressing newbies, only telling you what I would do, with my justifications. I really can't be bothered with getting into an argument. If you want to do something different, go ahead, but I fail to understand why you ask a question if you're going to criticise the reply, unless you're trying to play NIGYSOB [1] [1] http://www.ericberne.com/games/games_people_play_NIGYSOB.htm -- Tony van der Hoff | mailto:t...@vanderhoff.org Buckinghamshire, England | -- 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/5051ce9f.4080...@vanderhoff.org
