[plug] Debian 3.0

[James Elliott]

Thanks Adrian, Mike and Craig

Can I ask what "reiserfs" is? - new to me

Thanks again

James Elliott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Woodley" <Adrian at Diskworld.com.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] Debian 3.0


> My recommendatations in brief :-
>
> /dev/hda1 - windows XP - 07
> /dev/hda5 - /    200meg - 83
> /dev/hda6 - /usr 1500meg to 2000meg - 83 (thats to fit a pretty full
system with
> things like OOo installed)
> /dev/hda7 - /var 150meg (more if you want to print large docs) - 83
> /dev/hda8 - /home remaining drive - 83
> /dev/hda9 - swap - 82
>
> As you'll be booting from lilo windows can go jump with regard to bootable
> partitions. I'd also recommend reiserfs as your filesystem cause its sexy
:)
>
> Regards,
> Adrian Woodley
> Diskworld Computer & IT
> www.Diskworld.com.au
>
> Australian Linux Conference, Perth 2003
> http://conf.linux.org.au
>
>
> Quoting James Elliott <James.Elliott at wn.com.au>:
>
> > I am about to install the latest version of Debian on my new AMD 1800XP
> > computer (well, not exactly new ... and upgrade).
> >
> > When I previously installed it on the AMD 233 MHz CPU model the only
part of
> > the installation I was unsure of was in the partitioning of the hard
disk.
> >
> > I have 50% allocated to Windows XP because unfortunately I need it for
my
> > work for the time being.
> >
> > When partitioning the other 50%, what do I need?
> > a boot partition
> > a user partition, and
> > a swap partition?
> >
> > You cannot have a boot partition if Windows is already bootable - is
that
> > right?  (Otherwise Windows gets confused ???)
> >
> > Also, in the partitioning software which comes with Debian (cfdisk, I
think
> > it is called) you need to nominate the type of each Linux partition and
the
> > choices are:
> >
> > 82  native Linux
> > 83  Linux ext
> > 85  Linux swap
> >
> > I might have the numbers mixed up, but I can check that out when I get
to
> > that part.
> >
> > Obviously the SWAP partition is "Linux Swap" in type ....
> > but what do you use for the other partitions? - Linux ... or Linux Ext ?
> >
> > I would be grateful for any help with these matters.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > James Elliott
> >
> >
> >
>
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