Partitioning Question

[wade at wadesmart.com]

10162006 1225 GMT-6

Thanks Felix. It doesnt add to 200 because I thought it would be smart to have some extra space for something else, maybe a backup. 

So hda1 would be /boot -> and this is a primary
hda2 would be /root    -> and this would be inside an ext partition
hda5 would be /swap    
hda6 would be /home    -> and both this and /swap are inside the same ext partition as /root.


Now, if I wanted to install Edgy, would that could be in any partition, and not a primary one, because of this /boot. Is that correct? And when I go to install 6.06 will it understand or will I specifically have to tell it that something goes in the boot area and the rest in /? 

Bear with me on this. Im learning. 

I did and am reading again that link you provided. Thanks for that. 

Wade


> 
> > root 8GB     Ubuntu 6.06LTS
> > swap 1GB   
> > home 40GB    my files
> > mail 10GB    my email
> > second 40GB  future Edgy install -> will have its /home in this partition
> 
> > Ok. /root has to be primary, and the /second has to be a primary, so can the others be a Extended Partition?
> > Or should I do this differently? or What?
> 
> None have to be a primary. It can be quite useful to have a /boot on a
> primary. All logicals (within the extended) must be contiguous. Other than
> your list doesn't add up to 200, I see nothing that amounts to a problem.
> Maybe read URL below to gain some more understanding about partitioning in
> general.
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