I had Suse 11.3 before and i decided to switch to fedora,but didn't like it much ,so I am coming back to Suse.
While installing fedora i read in the guide that it is better to create different partitions for root,home ,var etc.So it is easier to update the version if old.

I am having a Suse 11.3 DVD,and want to install it ,but later upgrade my versioin to 11.4.

How do i do it?
I have 50 GB unallocated disk space for this purpose.Is is necessary to create different partitions for file system or should i proceed with the normal method of installation.

Hi there,

Usually they suggest to create different partitions at the time of install so that you can configure it according to your needs. Otherwise, by default Linux OS default partition is something like this: 1. 100 MB for /boot, 2. Swap partition = double the physical memory and rest goes to / partition.

Another reason they suggest to create different partition so that incase your /var partition becomes corrupt it will not affect the whole system but if you are using the default layout where / has got the rest of the space and it becomes corrupt then everything becomes inaccessible.

So, I would suggest you create different partitions if you want to be on safer side. If you will going to use this system for testing purpose then it will work either way whether you use custom layout or default layout.

As you said you have got 50 GB of space I would suggest the following layout:

1. /boot = 200 MB (If you are planning to install couple of custom kernel)

2. /home = 10 GB (If you have got users that will be saving there files, you can decide on this on your own as you are better aware about the number of users who will use /home partition)

3. /root = 20 GB

4. /opt = 10 GB

5. /var = 10 GB

I hope this helps.

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thanks this has really helped.
So there will be no issues with updating my version after this?

You're welcome.

Yes the system update should go smoothly.