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From: Izar Ilun <izarilun@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How many GB for / partition?
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:57:18
Message-Id: 7ae6f8f0602160451r4c7a61bp76981c5963c06209@mail.gmail.com
1 I say that, It'll be just:
2 - /boot
3 - swap
4 - /home
5 - / (all the rest)
6
7 On 2/16/06, Ibai <ibaiperez@×××××.com> wrote:
8 >
9 > It'll be just:
10 > - /boot
11 > - swap
12 > - /home
13 > - / (all the rest)
14 >
15 > On 2/16/06, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
16 > >
17 > > On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:19:21 +0100, Izar Ilun wrote:
18 > >
19 > > > I'm installing Gentoo and I'd like you to suggest me how much disc
20 > > > space I should use for /.
21 > >
22 > > That depends on what you are going to put on it. Will /usr or /var be on
23 > >
24 > > it? They use most of the space. 10GB will be plenty. I have / or a 300MB
25 > > partition and /usr and /var on an 8GB partition, with plenty of free
26 > > space.
27 > >
28 > > The place you need lots for free space are for portage's $DISTDIR and
29 > > $PORTAGE_TMPDIR, on /usr and /var by default but you can put them
30 > > anywhere.
31 > >
32 > >
33 > > --
34 > > Neil Bothwick
35 > >
36 > > Windows to 486/50 mhz cpu: Don't rush me, don't rush me...
37 > >
38 > >
39 > >
40 >

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Re: [gentoo-user] How many GB for / partition? Alexander Skwar <listen@×××××××××××××××.name>