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- From: vince@victrola.sea.wa.us (Vince Skahan)
- Subject: Re: Optimal Partition Sizes
- References: <1992Dec14.082932.3774@nwnexus.WA.COM> <1992Dec14.160325.10314@klaava.Helsinki.FI> <1992Dec14.195440.6097@super.org>
- Organization: Vince and Suzie's Underpowered PC
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 19:28:23 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec18.192823.704@victrola.sea.wa.us>
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- becker@super.org (Donald J. Becker) writes:
- >Sun's implementation had some flaws (like, their install only works
- >with a layout very close to the "suggested" layout) and history has
- >forced them to support some arcane cruft (like, the 'c' disk partition
- >is really the whole disk -- which often lead to "gee we're not using
- >the biggest partition, I'll make it swap") but with the added tables
- >it's better than the way linux currently does 'fdisk'-related
- >configuration.
-
- ultrix has the same stuff, which isn't bad at all in real use.
-
- /dev/XXXXa is /
- /dev/XXXXb is swap
- /dev/XXXXc would be the whole disk (excluding swap)
- /dev/XXXXd-h are various combinations of defaults that you can pick
- and choose from and also override.
-
- >I've been rambling a little bit so I'll conclude: the linux community
- >should be able to come up with something better than printing out the
- >FAQ and typing in values verbatim.
-
- ultrix also has a nice set of docs that includes the space requirements
- in the / and /usr partitions for each 'kit' you can pick and choose from
- (excluding /var)...something like that with a canned "one from column-A,
- one from column-B" installation like SLS would be a great aid for folks.
-
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