[aclug-L] Newbie on the loose

[Wayne White <wwhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings all,

Yes, another newbie is ready to plunge into LINUX. Not surprisingly, I have
some questions.

First, I'll be installing on a box running a 486 DX @ 66MHz. It has 16M of
RAM, a 850M HD, a CD-ROM and a 28.8 modem. It is currently a Windoze 95
system, but I don't intend to try to retain Windoze 95 function. I have the
red hat 5.1 distribution CD's to install from.

Now the questions:

If I adequately understand the situation on partitions, my plan is to set
up three partitions;
        1)      A root partition of 100M
        2)      A swap partition of 64M
        3)      A /usr partition of 675M

Is this a suitable plan? Is too much or too little disk space alloted to each?

Since this will be a single user system do I need to carve out a /tmp or
/var partition?

How about /usr/src or /usr/local partitions? Would a single /usr partition
of 675M be adequate?

Where are files, created with the various programs that may be run, stored?
Would they be stored in the /usr partition?

Am I asking the right questions, so far?

To all of the above, why or why not? What do I need to know that it appears
that I don't (and I realize it maybe most everything)?

Well, I think that covers the questions of the moment. I still have some
studying to do before I actually undertake the install, although it seems
pretty straight forward so far.

I will certainly appreciate any and all constructive responses you may offer.

Thank you,

Wayne White

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