Lamar Owen wrote: > On Wednesday 07 November 2007, Strong wrote: >> I want to get the list's advice on disk partitioning. > > I have typically partitioned with four partitions: > 200MB or so /boot > swap equal to RAM size on late 2.6 kernels > 8-10GB / > remainder /home > > I've kept essentially the same /home since RHL 6.2 days. FWIW, my swap file is only half the size of the RAM I have. Even with compiling things like KDE I've never come close to hit the swap limit. Is the 'same size as RAM' option still really valid for desktop/laptop users if they aren't just pushing the devil out of the system? -- Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem! Mark Haney Sr. Systems Administrator ERC Broadband (828) 350-2415 Call (866) ERC-7110 for after hours support
