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Modified: hb-install-alpha-disk.xml hb-install-arm-disk.xml |
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hb-install-hppa-disk.xml hb-install-ia64-disk.xml |
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hb-install-mips-disk.xml hb-install-ppc-disk.xml |
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hb-install-ppc64-disk.xml |
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hb-install-x86+amd64-disk.xml |
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Log: |
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Enhancing information on downsides wrt multiple partitions. |
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This hopefully also clears up some of the confusion that is surrounding |
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separate /usr partitions. Yes, it now mentions that an initramfs might be |
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needed in that case. |
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And no, we do not "recommend" a separate /usr partition, nor do we |
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"not recommend" it. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.32 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-disk.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-disk.xml?rev=1.32&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-disk.xml?rev=1.32&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-disk.xml?r1=1.31&r2=1.32 |
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Index: hb-install-alpha-disk.xml |
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retrieving revision 1.31 |
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--- hb-install-alpha-disk.xml 22 Aug 2011 17:18:23 -0000 1.31 |
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-However, multiple partitions have one big disadvantage: if not configured |
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-properly, you might result in having a system with lots |
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-of free space on one partition and none on another. |
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+However, multiple partitions have disadvantages as well. If not configured |
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+properly, you will have a system with lots of free space on one partition and |
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+none on another. Another nuisance is that separate partitions - especially |
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+for important mountpoints like <path>/usr</path> or <path>/var</path> - often |
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+require the administrator to boot with an initramfs to mount the partition |
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+before other boot scripts start. This isn't always the case though, so YMMV. |
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</p> |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-arm-disk.xml?rev=1.14&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-arm-disk.xml?r1=1.13&r2=1.14 |
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Index: hb-install-arm-disk.xml |
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-properly, you might result in having a system with lots of free space on one |
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-partition and none on another. There is also a 15-partition limit for SCSI and |
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-SATA. |
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+However, multiple partitions have disadvantages as well. If not configured |
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+properly, you will have a system with lots of free space on one partition and |
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+none on another. Another nuisance is that separate partitions - especially |
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+for important mountpoints like <path>/usr</path> or <path>/var</path> - often |
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+require the administrator to boot with an initramfs to mount the partition |
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+before other boot scripts start. This isn't always the case though, so YMMV. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+There is also a 15-partition limit for SCSI and SATA. |
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</p> |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-hppa-disk.xml?rev=1.29&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-hppa-disk.xml?r1=1.28&r2=1.29 |
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Index: hb-install-hppa-disk.xml |
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-However, multiple partitions have one big disadvantage: if not configured |
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-properly, you might result in having a system with lots of free space on one |
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-partition and none on another. There is also a 15-partition limit for SCSI and |
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-SATA. |
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+However, multiple partitions have disadvantages as well. If not configured |
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+properly, you will have a system with lots of free space on one partition and |
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+none on another. Another nuisance is that separate partitions - especially |
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+for important mountpoints like <path>/usr</path> or <path>/var</path> - often |
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+require the administrator to boot with an initramfs to mount the partition |
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+before other boot scripts start. This isn't always the case though, so YMMV. |
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+</p> |
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+There is also a 15-partition limit for SCSI and SATA. |
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1.12 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ia64-disk.xml |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ia64-disk.xml?rev=1.12&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ia64-disk.xml?r1=1.11&r2=1.12 |
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Index: hb-install-ia64-disk.xml |
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--- hb-install-ia64-disk.xml 17 Oct 2011 19:31:38 -0000 1.11 |
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-properly, you might result in having a system with lots of free space on one |
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-partition and none on another. There is also a 15-partition limit for SCSI and |
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-SATA. |
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+However, multiple partitions have disadvantages as well. If not configured |
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+properly, you will have a system with lots of free space on one partition and |
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+none on another. Another nuisance is that separate partitions - especially |
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+for important mountpoints like <path>/usr</path> or <path>/var</path> - often |
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+require the administrator to boot with an initramfs to mount the partition |
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+before other boot scripts start. This isn't always the case though, so YMMV. |
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+</p> |
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+labels. |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-mips-disk.xml?r1=1.30&r2=1.31 |
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-properly, you might result in having a system with lots of free space on one |
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-partition and none on another. There is also a 15-partition limit for SCSI and |
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-SATA. |
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+However, multiple partitions have disadvantages as well. If not configured |
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+properly, you will have a system with lots of free space on one partition and |
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+none on another. Another nuisance is that separate partitions - especially |
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+for important mountpoints like <path>/usr</path> or <path>/var</path> - often |
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+require the administrator to boot with an initramfs to mount the partition |
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+before other boot scripts start. This isn't always the case though, so YMMV. |
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+</p> |
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-properly, you might result in having a system with lots of free space on one |
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-partition and none on another. There is also a 15-partition limit for SCSI and |
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-SATA. |
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+However, multiple partitions have disadvantages as well. If not configured |
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+properly, you will have a system with lots of free space on one partition and |
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+none on another. Another nuisance is that separate partitions - especially |
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+for important mountpoints like <path>/usr</path> or <path>/var</path> - often |
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+require the administrator to boot with an initramfs to mount the partition |
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+before other boot scripts start. This isn't always the case though, so YMMV. |
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-partition and none on another. There is also a 15-partition limit for SCSI and |
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-SATA. |
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+However, multiple partitions have disadvantages as well. If not configured |
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+properly, you will have a system with lots of free space on one partition and |
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+none on another. Another nuisance is that separate partitions - especially |
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+for important mountpoints like <path>/usr</path> or <path>/var</path> - often |
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+require the administrator to boot with an initramfs to mount the partition |
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+before other boot scripts start. This isn't always the case though, so YMMV. |
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+</p> |
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-However, multiple partitions have one big disadvantage: if not configured |
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