On Sun, 29 Aug 2021 08:27:39 -0500 Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote:
> > My primary question was > "Why were those particular directories mentioned?" > Implied question > "Should I be using a dedicated partition for any of them?" > The answer to that question is another question: 'do *you* need to?' Only you know the answer to that. Frequent reinstallation implies a separate /home, but you already know that. A server pretty much requires a separate /var, to avoid logging disasters and other kinds of unexpected unlimited data storage. A server may need other specialised partitions, specific to the application. You may use an application that writes a great deal of data to /tmp, which may then need to be walled-off from the rest of the system. You don't want a separate /usr, unless you are prepared to take the necessary steps to mount it at boot time. And so on... the facility is there for people who already know what they need, and about any implications of their decisions. A knowledge of what software you're running, and the purposes of the traditional filesystem branches, will tell you which, if any, need to be separated. If you're experimenting, or just need a workstation, there's not usually a reason for anything other than a separate /home. I don't even do that, as my /home is just an expendable scratch area, my data lives on a separate server. -- Joe
