Partitions

pr0xibus · 08-25-2004, 04:01 AM

hey i have slackware 10 but i have no idea about partitions as all the other distros rh9 fc and mandrake all do it for u.

i have a 17gb hd all i want to know is how many partitions and what size

any help appreciated

insyte · 08-25-2004, 04:21 AM

You basically need two:

/swap and /

/swap - just double or triple the size of your RAM then you can give everything to /

I suggest you also make a partition for /home - so your data won't be erased just in case you reformat or reinstall.

Slack full install will need around 3 GB. So you can give around 10 GB to /home (for mp3s and videos) But it's all up to you

plan9 · 08-25-2004, 02:27 PM

I have read up on this subject. The debate seems to take on an almost religious fervor. Some say that there are security advantages to your partition scheme- I would tend to agree. When I installed slack I used two partitions, swap and "/". I ran low on disk space and added another HD, mounting it at /home. One thing you could do is just go for a ccompete install- run the os for a few months and take a look at your particular useage. Then do a re-install. Chances are that after a few months you'll be ready to do a re-install anyways. Search this site and the web for partitioning schemes- here are some links:

Basics from slackware.com:
http://www.slackware.com/book/index....urce=c623.html

A similar thread as yours:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...w+to+partition

plan9

plan9 · 08-25-2004, 02:32 PM

Here's another link to a thread on this site- check it out:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=211511

plan9

suslik · 08-25-2004, 06:02 PM

I would usually make /boot a separate ~50Mb partition and put it 1st on the drive.

Reasons for separate /boot
If no: In case of unclean unmount (power outage) - possible corruption.
If yes: /boot Mounted ReadOnly in fstab - no crap will happen to it, also, guaranteed to boot on some old hardware.

Make the rest of space / and "/swap" (i.e. hda2=/, hda3=/swap)

If you feel you outgrow your /home, add another harddrive and mount it as new /home

My system example

Code:

                     Size in MB           Used 
/dev/hda1                132            8%             /boot
/dev/hda2              3968            64%           /
/dev/hdc2              2189            80%           /home
/dev/hdc3            ~1000                              swap