Re: [aclug-L] Newbie on the loose {Dicussion}

["Cory T. Lamb" <ctl4u@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>       1)      A root partition of 100M
>       2)      A swap partition of 64M
>       3)      A /usr partition of 675M
> 
Okay gang I'm not doubting the validity of this scheme I just wonder if
what I'm doing has any flaws or if there are any benifits to either way.
On the 4 systems that I have put Linux on, I have used the same scheme:

1)      A /boot partition of 5M
2)      A swap partition of [size = M of true ram]
3)      A root partition of [remainder]
The reasoning behind this is that I figured Linux could better allocate
the / partition than I could and it doesn't matter how big the / partition
is [<= 1024 cylinders] because the kernel boots from /boot.  I'm just
wondering if by not setting things up exactly, am I in danger of some sort
of suprise?  

I would be very interested (if it isn't to forward to ask) to see some
other peoples partition tables and explanations of them.
TIA.
~Cory

Cory T. Lamb
Media Lab Manager
Information Media Services
Bethel College
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