Advice on Partitioning ?

[Clark]

Howard Coles Jr. wrote:
> On Sunday 13 January 2008 10:12:54 pm Clark wrote:
>   
>> Can someone suggest a good place to start reading up on the subject of
>> Partitioning and if possible the software used and where to get it.
>> Wine is way too exotic for me at this stage.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Clark.
>>     
>
> By Partitioning are you asking for install orders of OS's so that you can dual 
> boot, or how to and how much to assign to, partitions?
>
> the First is fairly easy.
> First create a partition of whatever size you want for Windoze, then install 
> Kubuntu (or whatever distro) second.  Otherwise MS will hose up your Master 
> Boot Record and you'll lose the ability to boot into Linux.
>
> OR
>
> Lay out the partitioning strictly for Linux, giving a fairly large portion 
> to /home.  Then use VirtualBox, or VMWare free server to create a Windoze 
> guest.  This will let you reboot it faster when Windoze crashes, and allow 
> you to run your needed app at the same time you're running Linux.
>
> Now, for Partitioning Schemes, i.e. how much and how many partitions to use.  
> That is a whole other ball game.  
> Reasons:
> 1.  Depends on How big your hard drive is.
> 2.  Depends on What you are going to do with it.
> 3.  Depends on who you ask about it.
>
> If I were you I would start by Googling "partition layout linux how-to"
>
> You'll find a myriad of recommendations.  IBM, Linux Documentation Project, 
> Linuxforums.org, Linuxquestions.org, Linux How-to list, just to name a few 
> places to go.
>
> My recommendation for starter desktops is that you at least create 4 
> partitions for Linux:
> 1.  " / " called "root" Give this at least 15 - 20 GB (if your hard drive is 
> large enough)
> 2. "/boot" Give this no more than 100 MB as it will never need all of that.  
> This is just for the Kernel and its needed files.
> 3. "/home"  Give this the lion Share of the drive because this is where you 
> are going to put just about everything.
> 4.  "swap"  Probably wont need more than 2 GB (I know I've never needed it, 
> for desktop setups anyway).
>
> Now, you can definitely get more advanced, but that usually works for a start.  
> This layout allows you to install a hundred different distros and not lose 
> your data in the /home directory, keeps you from having to do extended 
> Partitions unless you have windoze as a separate one, and is easy to keep up 
> with.  :-D.
>
>   
I opted for Kubuntu 7.10 to load (2 weeks ago - first Linux) without a 
partition, deleting my Ms completely. I recall seeing some options to 
establish partitions when I put the Canonical disk in initially but was 
unsure of my options so postponed the decision till later. I haven't 
been able to find the Partitioning software on the disk since. Now I 
realise that your suggestions above are a more rational approach and 
I'll do some reading at the referred sites in the hope of getting a 
better idea how to do it and more to the point what it all means.

Thanks for the suggestions and references,

Clark.



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