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at) the partitioning idea doesn't make much sense as it is usually only a
single user system with very little requirement for fault tolerance like a
server.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-plug at linux.org.au [mailto:owner-plug at linux.org.au]On Behalf
> Of Rick
> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 9:25 PM
> To: plug at linux.org.au
> Subject: Re: [plug] LILO Problems
>
>
> At 23:06 10/02/99 +0800, you wrote:
> >I know I'm a bit of a newbie, but I've just been reading the RH install
> guide, and it really sounds to me like you're problem could be solved by
> creating a /boot
> >partition of say, 16M (which is huge, but insignificant)
> >
>
> Perhaps someone can edify us newbies. What, if any, is the advantage in
> having a number of partitions for Linux? Most of the stuff I've read to
> date, has made the point that a number of partitions are a good idea. The
> 'linux pocket book' suggested having only two. One for the swap and the
> other for the rest.
>
>
>
>
> Cheers
> Rick
>
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