>M.Kirchhoff wrote: > I've been using GNU/Linux now for 18 months, and Debian for about 12. > Currently, my workstation hard drive is partitioned simply: > > /dev/hda1 => / > /dev/hda2 => swap > > I just purchased a new 120GB IDE drive, however, and would like to > partition it more effectively, now that I'm more comfortable with > Debian and GNU/Linux in general. > > Here's my proposed scheme, based on Karsten's guide--out-of-date, but > useful nonetheless: > http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Linux/FAQs/partition.html > > 20GB => WinXP (unless by some stroke of fortuity Half-Life2 is > ported to Linux) 150MB => / > 100MB => /boot > 1GB => /tmp > 1GB => swap > 1GB => /var > 20GB => /usr > 5GB => /usr/local > ~70GB => /home > > Notes about my usage: > 1. I'm not a programmer. The most hacking I do is basic bash > scripting. > 2. I do play games, mostly on the Windows side. However, newer games > are more often being ported to Linux (Everquest, Unreal, etc.), so > I'd like room to grow for those typically large installations. > 3. I'm not running any servers on this box (mail, apache, etc.). > Those are all hosted elsewhere. > > Does this look like a suitable configuration? Any suggested > adjustments? I know that partitioning schemes have been generically > discussed ad nauseam, so I tried to be as specific as possible about > my usage. > > Thanks as always > --M. Kirchhoff
I would start with a 2 Gig partition for var and also use a seperate partition for /home. Also take a look at LVM, it lets you enlarge or shrink partitions on the fly so when you are running out of space on a partition, you just add unclaimed space from the disk. Very nice to work with. Regards, Benedict -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
