Re: Partitioning for XP & Linux, How Much for What?

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From: Frank (bbunny_at_bqik.net)
Date: 10/09/04 

Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 23:34:48 GMT

"Nehmo Sergheyev" <nehmo54@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:mAy8d.96442$nA6.86356@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...

> I'm setting up a new boot drive of 120 GB (and I'm also going to
> have an
> 80 GB, but there's already stuff on that), and I intend to use XP
> Home
> as my main OS. But I also want to learn this Linux thing I've been
> hearing about, so I want to make a separate partition for that.
>
> So what's the best way to partition the 120 GB HD? I assume three
> partitions:
> one for the XP OS,
> one for Linux, and
> one for documents and programs? Should this be separated into two
> partitions?
>
> How much space should I allocate for each partition? And does this
> arrangement make sense?
>
> My main concern is having a system that can be backed up easily, as
> a
> regular precaution, and fixed easily should something happen. I've
> been
> told that a separate partition for the OS is preferable because then
> a
> reinstall is easier.
>
> And while I'm asking, which Linux should I get? One Linux app I'm
> interested in is Asterisk http://www.asterisk.org/ .
>
> And one more question. When I install a program on the
> document-program
> partition, should I make it put its common files on that partition
> too?
> Or should I allow the program to put its common files on C:\Program
> Files\Common Files , the usual default place?

My best advice for this is No Partitions. Use mobile racks with
separate
drives. One has to reboot to change from one OS to another anyway.
This promotes less foul-ups with partitioning, boot loaders etc etc.

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