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On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:44:58 -0700, Grant wrote: |
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> If the preinstalled distro has a partition table like this, I won't be |
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> able to make a separate partition for Gentoo. If the preinstalled |
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> distro has separate large partitions, I will be able to install Gentoo |
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> on one of the partitions, but I won't ever be able to set up a |
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> partition table like the above with one big root partition. |
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You will, as long as the distro you use for installation is not on the |
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first partition. Then you can install Gentoo on the first partition, |
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make sure it works and then remove the partition containing the original |
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distro and resize your root. |
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But why do you want everything n a single partition? This is a more risky |
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setup with a remote server, because any filesystem corruption could make |
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the system unbootable. I'd have a small root partition and everything |
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else on LVM. Then even if /usr or /var is toast, you can still boot in |
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single mode. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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He's dead, Jim. Just like your career. |
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