Re: Installation configuration questions

["Aaron W." <kaw camalott com>]

>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998, Andrew Aken wrote:
>
>> [SNIP] I've read the installation documentation regarding the
>> suggested partition sizes, but I'd like some more direct recomendations.
>> This first server will only be running Squid for proxy caching and also
>> function as our primary DNS server. I don't plan on running any other
>> software or apps on this computer. Can anyone recommend what partitions
>> I should create, what size they should be, and what packages should be
>> installed?
>
>I would suggest something on the order of:
>
>	/     = 300M
>	/usr  = 300M
>	/var  = 100M
>	/home = 100M
>	swap  = remainder
>
>Why so large a root partition?  Well, you'd be lumping in the /tmp
>directory there so you'll want to make sure you don't grow too large.
>Why not lump /var in with it?  Well, /var tends to grow faster than
>anything, so you want to make sure you don't compromise anything else.
>
>How much swap is *really* necessary?  Current estimates put it at about 3
>to 4 times the amount of RAM.  I am running 128M and have 6 128M swap
>partitions.  (Max allowed swap partition is 128M)  Remember, swap is for
>more than just when you're running out of RAM.
>
>Paul Braman
>braman tsc-corp com

   What else is swap space used for? and why not make a /tmp directory?

Aaron Winters
Electronic Imaging, Digital Printing
Garner Printing
http://camalott.com/~garner