Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] hard drive partitioning

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

A lot of programs like to use /opt. SuSE 7 has a crap load of stuff that
installs there. Personally I'd rather it be /usr/opt but I don't design
the file layouts.

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On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Ian wrote:

> I believe think that the GRUB boot loader doesn't care where the kernel is.
> It is default with Mandrake nowadays, and has what it calls a "BASH-like"
> shell in which you can add entries and stuff if you know what your doing.
> 
> I had lots of trouble for a while with running out of space in the /
> partition, until I figured out that some applications (like Staroffice and
> such) like to install themselves in the /opt. What is up with that?
> 
> I just moved it to the /usr directory and expanded my root directory to some
> empty space I had left for such a purpose. Because they were programs like
> Staroffice I didn't have to change any links, as nothing seems to rely on
> them.
> 
> Ian Monroe
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kmicic" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> To: <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 1:18 AM
> Subject: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] hard drive partitioning
> 
> 
> > this was going to be a mental note to self, but since some ppl may
> > disagree, i post this to the discussion list in case it starts a flame
> > war.
> >
> > i do this mistake all the time, and the linux arch designers seem to
> > promote this, so here's a word of wisdom:
> > if you're going to have mostly a single user system you will most likely
> > want 3 partitions. you need 3, not just two (swap and filesystem), cause
> > lilo expects to find kernel image in the 1st 1000  or so blocks (within
> > the 1st gig of your hd), so if by any chance the file with the kernel
> > image gets put beyond that limit, you may be in trouble. so.... the
> > system designers seem to encourage a small root partition (say 200Mb),
> > and the rest /usr, like this:
> > - 1st partiotion (about 200Mb) root (/)
> > - 2nd partition (128Mb) swap
> > - 3rd partition (everything else) /usr
> >
> > well, duh... at the same time on your average system the /var itself
> > takes 200Mb and can grow beyond that, filling the root partition almost
> > immediately. there are 2 ways around it:
> >
> > 1) a quick hack - move /var to /usr/var and then link it symbolically.
> > try at your own risk - i just did it, but then i realized how idiotic it
> > was to try it without taking precautions.
> >
> > 2) don't mount root on your 1st (small) partition! the best way to split
> > 2 partition file system is probably:
> >  - 1st partition (up to 200Mb, but can easily be 100Mb since it'll just
> > contain kernel images)    /boot  !!! <- chess notation uses this to
> > indicate a particularly good move ;-)
> >  - 2nd partition (up to 128Mb - if you need more, get more RAM) swap
> >  - 3rd partition (everything else) : root (/)
> >
> > if your installer is not smart enough, you may have to do a few things
> > by hand:
> > 1. copy kernel image (proably vmlinuz) from / to /boot
> > 2. put an entry in /etc/lilo.conf indicating where the new kernel image
> > is, and re-run lilo
> > this is still a much better solution than the traditional (/, /usr)
> > split, for a mostly single-user system, where you don't want to worry
> > about filling up some partition while you're copying files around or
> > installing stuff.
> >
> > any comments?
> >
> > - Km
> 
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