Re: Partitioning for XP & Linux, How Much for What?
From: WayneM (me_at_privacy.net)
Date: 10/05/04
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Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 15:29:33 -0400
Sorry about the double posting. I posted from Linspire for the first time
and must have done something wrong. I got some kind of a error message
during first attempt at posting; so I reposted. Must be the error didn't
keep the first post from going through .
Wayne
"Arno Wagner" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:2sg6h8F1gsp3eU2@uni-berlin.de...
> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Nehmo Sergheyev <nehmo54@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>> 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?
>
> Yes, that would be better. Use FAT32 for the windows partitions
> and ext2/3 for the Linux partitions. One reason is that FAT32
> does not support the Unix/Linux permission model to a reasonable
> degree.
>
>> How much space should I allocate for each partition? And does this
>> arrangement make sense?
>
> For Linux I use Debian sarge (download form the net, needs
> DSL/Cable modem to be comfortable) and generally have found
> 6GB for the root partition to be generous if a lot and large
> apps are installed. Same for data, unless you plan to
> put media files in there. For XP you also need something
> like 4GB for the OS and swap-file. Install applications
> preferrably not on c:.
>
> Also advisable is a 500MB (or so) partition for Linux swap space.
> As bootloader I would advise Grub, which can boot both
> Linux and XP without problems.
>
>> 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.
>
> I would advise doing the backup with Linux. If the Windows partitons
> are FAT32 that works well.
>
>> And while I'm asking, which Linux should I get? One Linux app I'm
>> interested in is Asterisk http://www.asterisk.org/ .
>
> If you have a fats internet connectivity, I advise to go for
> Debian Sarge (testing). A bit confusing in the begionning, but
> once you did the first major update without even a reboot,
> you will be convinced.
>
>> 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?
>
> You should have all programms store their data in the document
> partition. The problem is that Windows has a tendency to foul up the
> c: partition in a way that only a complete cleanup of that partition
> helps. If your data and apps are elsewere, they still work.
>
> Arno
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