From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 24 23:32:05 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE36D10656F4 for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:32:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from talon@lpthe.jussieu.fr) Received: from shiva.jussieu.fr (shiva.jussieu.fr [134.157.0.129]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 421DF8FC2F for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:32:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from talon@lpthe.jussieu.fr) Received: from parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr [134.157.10.1]) by shiva.jussieu.fr (8.14.3/jtpda-5.4) with ESMTP id n1ONW36g088099 for ; Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:32:04 +0100 (CET) X-Ids: 168 Received: from niobe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (niobe.lpthe.jussieu.fr [134.157.10.41]) by parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id A06B389CEC for ; Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:32:02 +0100 (CET) Received: by niobe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (Postfix, from userid 2005) id 71E1C15; Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:32:02 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:32:02 +0100 From: Michel Talon To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090224233202.GA88788@lpthe.jussieu.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0.1 (shiva.jussieu.fr [134.157.0.168]); Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:32:04 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.94.2/9041/Tue Feb 24 17:21:07 2009 on shiva.jussieu.fr X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Miltered: at jchkmail.jussieu.fr with ID 49A48373.008 by Joe's j-chkmail (http : // j-chkmail dot ensmp dot fr)! X-j-chkmail-Enveloppe: 49A48373.008/134.157.10.1/parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr/parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr/ X-j-chkmail-Score: MSGID : 49A48373.008 on jchkmail.jussieu.fr : j-chkmail score : . : R=. U=. O=. B=0.033 -> S=0.033 X-j-chkmail-Status: Ham X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:42:18 +0000 Subject: Re: Default FS Layout Too Small? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:32:06 -0000 Tim Kientzle wrote: > I agree. The "one big /" style of partitioning seems a much more > reasonable default for most desktop/laptop users these days. Having been bitten several times i disagree, i think for desktop/laptop use you need 2 partitions, one big / with all system files, and one big /home for your personal files which are far more precious than system files. This way you can upgrade by reformatting the / and keeping the /home. The /tmp can then be a tempfs. -- Michel TALON