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On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 10:45:15AM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote |
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> You will always have a pretty good idea how much space / needs, it |
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> contains /bin, /sbin, /etc, /root and /lib. Unless oyu are in the habit |
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> of storing stuff in /root, 500M is plenty. So put / on a regular |
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> partition, everything else in LVM and your initramfs worries go away. |
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s/LVM/a partition using the rest of the hard drive/ |
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This is how I started the whole thread. |
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> The only thing you need worry about is where are you going to get a |
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> decent howto that explains the concepts. You are dealing with three |
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> layers of stuff on top of physical partitions and some docs out there |
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> are ... confusing. Once you get the picture fully, it's as easy pie and |
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> makes perfect sense. |
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Remove the LVM layer and things become even easier. |
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> Really, LVM is the answer to all those prayers you have been sending |
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> up to $DEITY for years :-) |
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With few exceptions, it's an answer looking for a problem. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> In linux /sbin/init is Job #1 |
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Q. Mr. Ghandi, what do you think of Microsoft security? |
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A. I think it would be a good idea. |
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