installation opinions

[Alexander Skwar]

· Peter Garrett <peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au>:

> On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:34:53 +0200
> Alexander Skwar <listen at alexander.skwar.name> wrote:
> 
>> Peter Garrett <peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au>:
> [snip]
>> >> 2G will be fine
>> >> 
>> > 
>> > Umm, no it won't...
>> 
>> Yes, it will. There's hardly anything, which you should put on
>> the / filesystem. Nearly everything goes to /usr and /var - but
>> the biggies will be in /usr.
>> 
>> > For example, if the OP wants to install additional 
>> > desktops/ window managers/ big apps in addition to the default stuff, 2G
>> > will run out almost immediately.
>> 
>> Nope.
>> 
>>
>> Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
>> /dev/sda5               522028    246776    275252  48% /
>> 
>> This system is *HEAVILY* used.
>> 
> 
> Right - but you also have /usr/ and /var/ on separate partitions.

True.

> Th O.P. 
> was proposing only / and /home - hence my comment. 

In this respect, you're right. I didn't understand it that way.

> Of course, if you 
> have /usr and var/ separated, this will cut down usage on / a *lot* .
> 
> Quote from the OP, in case you missed it:  ;-)

;)

> "planning to have / and /home on
> separate partitions, but I want to maximize the size of /home and still
> allow for future growth under / "

But, a bit further down:

| I'm 
| looking for opinions on the minimum / partition size for a kubuntu install 
| that would still allow for future growth.

He's looking for a way to make / as small as possible. That can only 
be reached by putting "nothing" on / - or rather, nothing but the bare
essentials, and that's /etc, /lib, /bin and /sbin. Anything else can,
and IMO should, be on seperate filesystems.

> LVM sounds like the right idea though, I agree .
> 
> Peter

Alexander Skwar
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