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On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:54:13AM -0600, Paul Hartman wrote: |
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> - better partitioning scheme than my current root, boot, home (need |
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> portage on its own, maybe /var as well?) |
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/var if you are worried about log files piling up. I don't put portage |
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on its own, but I use reiserfs for / |
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> - some kind of small linux emergency/recovery partition? equivalent to |
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> a liveCD maybe. |
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Isn't that what busybox is for? |
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> - best filesystem for portage? something compressed or with small |
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> cluster size maybe. |
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Reiserfs. That's more because of the tail-packing then anything else. |
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> - omit/reduce number of reserved-for-root blocks on partitions where |
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> it's not necessary. |
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Yep. On a 200G drive, 10% is 20G: that's 4 movies! |
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> Or any other tips that apply to things which are difficult to change |
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> once the system is in use. |
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Pay attention to your make.conf? Make sure you get CHOST right. |
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If you are dealing with unfamiliar options in the kernel, always start |
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at the bare minimum and make sure you keep a working copy around. |
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W |
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Willie W. Wong wwong@××××××××××××××.edu |
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Data aequatione quotcunque fluentes quantitae involvente fluxiones invenire |
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et vice versa ~~~ I. Newton |
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