[Cialug] Re: INSTALL PARTITION

[Renegade Muskrat <dramaley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It is usually better to use multiple partition both for security and
reliability. I think there is a HOWTO on partitioning that gives
suggestions. I usually only have separate partitions for /, /home, and
/var, but others may recommend creating more partitions.

At 00:29 11-9-00 -0600, you wrote:
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>Is it better to install Linux with everything under / (ala Win) or to
install to different partitions (ala RH 5.2)? Am installing MDK 7.1 and
with auto-allocate it puts everything under /. What would you recommend for
an 8Gb drive? Thanks.
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