Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:34:13 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1008693253.aee47f@mired.org> To: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1.5 Installation - Disk Space Message-ID: <15384.55429.649720.20833@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <123937367@toto.iv>
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Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> types: > If you have less than 600MB allowed for FreeBSD, just use swap and one > file system, /. > > If more allow 100MB for /, /var at 60MB (since you're not running a mail > server etc. for a lot of people), swap, and the rest for /usr. I hate to disagree with Annelise, but if you do what she suggests, you'll probably regret it later. Greg Lehey - and my experiences with FreeBSD the last few years - have convinced me that the only valid reason for creating extra file systems are administrative. So, unless you're planning on treating /, /var and /usr differently in some way, leave them all on the same file system. Otherwise, you're just creating more things to run out of space, and will wind up back here asking how to move space from one file system to another. My recommendation for new users is to create at most two file systems as well as swap: / and /home. Keep your private stuff on /home. That way, when you get a new release, you can do a "clean" install onto / without losing your data on /home. If you don't much space - where "much" depends on what you're planning on doing - having just one file system - / - is better. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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