What is the consensus on the best partition scheme and size?/Keeping home separate
Denis Leroy
denis at poolshark.org
Wed Oct 25 17:54:09 UTC 2006
linux wrote:
> I want to install FC6 on my laptop. When I install I usually do a
> complete new install instead of an update. For example when going from
> FC4 to FC5, I did a new install. how can I partition my hd so that I
> can keep /home and not overwrite it? Do I make it a separate
> partition? What is the consensus on the best partition scheme and size?
I like to use just 2 partitions: one for '/', typically 10G or so, and
one for '/home' for the rest of the disk (plus the swap partition of
course). That way you can reinstall without touching /home, though be
sure to backup your /etc directory and/or any emails in /var/spool.
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