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From: joaoemanuel1981 <joaoemanuel1981@×××××××.br>
To: gentoo-user <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How many GB for / partition?
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:14:43
Message-Id: IV5099$581C9A26B56491E2C3A75F334856BA07@uol.com.br
1 > IMHO you could just use the rest of the disk (after the /boot [hda1]
2 > and swap [hda2]), but if you intend to get a /home (or anything), I
3 > usually use 10GB for / just in case (still at 50%, but you never
4 > know). I got two 40GB disks however, if I were you (and I'm not, so,
5 > you can just disconsider what I'll say), I would put 20GB for the
6 > system, so you'll probably never run out of space...
7 >
8 > On 2/16/06, Izar Ilun wrote:
9 > > I'm installing Gentoo and I'd like you to suggest me how much disc space I
10 > > should use for /.
11 > >
12 > > My machine is Pentium4, 1GB RAM, 200 GB HD ATA
13 > >
14 > > It's a desktop machine with Gentoo as the only and exclusive OS.
15 > >
16 > > Will run KDE. Amarok, OpenOffice, firefox....
17 > >
18 > > Thanx!
19 > >
20 >
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34 Do i not understand why needs swap, if have 1GB of RAM?

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Re: [gentoo-user] How many GB for / partition? jarry@×××.net