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Old 07-21-2004, 08:10 AM   #1
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Question How many partitions should I use?


How many partitions do you guys recommend using? At the minute I've got the basic setup of two, one for root, one for swap. Is it a good idea to have separate partitions for var, usr, tmp etc? Thanks
 
Old 07-21-2004, 08:39 AM   #2
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It's only a matter of preference.

I only use 2 partitions (linux and swap) but some people prefer to put /home on a different partition.
 
Old 07-22-2004, 08:20 AM   #3
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You can use seperate partitions for /var /usr /home /tmp
But this is a matter of personal preference.

This is how i do it:
I run Slackware 10 together with Debian Sarge, Suse 9.1 and WindowsXP ( yes, i really do ) on one big HD on my main workstation.
So I only use one Partition for each Linux System, together with one shared Swap-Partition and several shared Partitions for simple data-storage ( backups, mp3, movies.... )

On my server, I have /var /usr /tmp /home each on itīs own partition, because of security reasons and ( mainly ) because I have never done this before and just wanted to give it a try.
I run Slackware 9.1 on this machine with no problems so far, so I keep it up like it is.

On my small Laptop ( old Thinkpad ), I have three partitions.
One Swap, one root and one for backups.

You see, it can depend on what you are doing with your machine and what your personal preferences are......

In my mind, there is no "the one right way" to do things
 
Old 07-22-2004, 02:19 PM   #4
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Technically you only need a swap partition and a root (meaning / ) partition. However, it's advisable to make /home a separate partition. If you do that, and then if at some future point either need to reinstall or decide to reinstall, all of your personal data (which will be in /home) will be preserved. In other words, during the part of the process in which you define your mountpoints, you have the option of reformatting each partition. For /home, you would simply avoid reformatting, and as a result, after the reinstall, all your data (including your desktop) is exactly the way it was before. This is a huge benefit, and at least for me, I "upgraded" from v9.1 to v10.0 by simply doing a full reinstall of 10.0. With my /home directory living on its own partition though, and by not reformatting it, the entire process went smooth as silk.

In the end though, partitioning is a matter of personal preference. -- J.W.
 
Old 07-23-2004, 02:53 AM   #5
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Thanks for all the replies. I had a feeling that it'd be largely a matter of personal preference, but the /home suggestion is a good one, I'll bear that in mind during my next installation
 
  


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