Re: what's the proper size of the root directory

2001-09-27 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 07:02:56AM +, Yuwen Dai ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi, All > > I'm new to Debian but not new to Linux. My question is > > what's the proper size of the '/' directory? > > Of cause, I exclude /usr, /var, /tmp from '/'. I worry about that if the > root patition is

Re: what's the proper size of the root directory

2001-09-27 Thread Paolo Alexis Falcone
Yuwen Dai wrote: >I'm new to Debian but not new to Linux. My question is > >what's the proper size of the '/' directory? I'd recommend at least 80 MB in / (can hold the compilers, necessary programs plus some temporary space) for the initial install. Then migrate the other partitions (/home, /t

Re: what's the proper size of the root directory

2001-09-27 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 07:02:56AM +, Yuwen Dai wrote: > I'm new to Debian but not new to Linux. My question is > > what's the proper size of the '/' directory? > > Of cause, I exclude /usr, /var, /tmp from '/'. I worry about that if the > root patition is too small, it won't be compatible

Re: what's the proper size of the root directory

2001-09-27 Thread Robert Waldner
On Thu, 27 Sep 2001 07:02:56 -, "Yuwen Dai" writes: >I'm new to Debian but not new to Linux. My question is > >what's the proper size of the '/' directory? There is no "proper" size. You can stuff anything anywhere you like, but just for sureness I´d go for at least 100 MB. >Of cause, I e

what's the proper size of the root directory

2001-09-27 Thread Yuwen Dai
Hi, All I'm new to Debian but not new to Linux. My question is what's the proper size of the '/' directory? Of cause, I exclude /usr, /var, /tmp from '/'. I worry about that if the root patition is too small, it won't be compatible with the future version of Debian. Like Redhat, 6.2 said 10