Linux Partition mini-HOWTO
Kristan Koehntopp, kris@koehntopp.de
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1.
Introduction
1.1 What is this?
1.2 What is in it? and related HOWTO documents
2.
What is a partition anyway?
2.1 Backups are important
2.2 Device numbers and device names
3.
What Partitions do I need?
3.1 How many partitions do I need?
3.2 How large should my swap space be?
3.3 Where should I put my swap space?
3.4 Some facts about file systems and fragmentation
3.5 File lifetimes and backup cycles as partitioning criteria
4.
An example
4.1 A recommended model for ambitious beginners
5.
How I did it on my machine