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From: Cooper Bug <cooperbug@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendation on how to format my new drive
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:27:40
Message-Id: 20061122221652.4398c26a.cooperbug@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendation on how to format my new drive by Jon M
1 Thanks for the reply. What I thought about is how many
2 of them do I have to have. I know people are using
3 partitions for mails or temporary. Also, I assume that
4 I need extended partition because the drive is limited to
5 4?
6
7 Boris.
8
9 On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:11:23 -0500
10 Jon M <gentoo@××××××××.net> wrote:
11
12 > Cooper Bug wrote:
13 > > Hello gentooers,
14 > >
15 > > I have a new 60 GB drive which I want to put gentoo on.
16 > > This will be a dual boot system. For now, I can only
17 > > think to give 10GB to windows, all other space for gentoo.
18 > > Please share your instights how many partinions do I have to
19 > > do, what sizes. I would value all the input. Thanks a lot.
20 > >
21 > > Boris.
22 >
23 > Hi Boris,
24 >
25 > Really it's up to you. It all depends on what you plan on doing with
26 > each partition. If you plan on using Gentoo primarily, then you'd
27 > probably want to give a bigger partition for Gentoo. Or if you plan on
28 > using Windows more, then give more to Windows. Just make sure you have
29 > enough space for any apps you might want to install for each OS in the
30 > future. Nothing worse than being 100mb short of space on an install :)
31 >
32 > --
33 > Jon
34 > --
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36 >
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