[PLUG] Dual Boot Partitioning Suggestions Please

Dhruva B. Reddy bdhruva at gmx.net
Thu Jun 6 17:26:50 UTC 2002


I misread the original post.  My recommendation assumes that you have
10GB to dedicate to Linux.  Adjust accordingly.

On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 11:22:51AM -0600, quoth Dhruva B. Reddy:
> On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 09:22:18AM -0700, quoth Richard Steffens:
> > I'm getting ready to take the Debian plunge. I have a 10GB drive for my
> > Thinkpad 390x (450 Mhz Celeron w/ 96MB RAM) on which I currently have
> > Red Hat 7.1 as installed from a set of K12LTSP CDs. I want to set up the
> > drive to dual boot Linux and Win98. My intention is to use this as a
> > learning experience. I've followed the discussions about RH vs Debian vs
> > Mandrake vs etc., and since I have successfully installed RH on 2
> > machines, I'd like to give Debian a try so I can determine for myself
> > which I like better.
> > 
> > So my questions are:
> > 
> > 1) How many partitions and what size for each?
> 
> Ho ho!  You will never get a definitive answer on this.  It really
> depends on exactly what you will do with the machine.  If I was going to
> use a setup like yours as a workstation, here is what I might do:
> 
> 	/boot:  8MB (I've caught flack for allocating so little space
> 	before, but with a little maintenance, it serves me well.)
> 	/var:   2.4GB
> 	/usr:   3.5GB
> 	/home:  3.0GB
> 	/tmp:   300MB
> 	/:	600MB
> 	(swap):	240MB
> 
> 	Total:  ~10GB
> 
> But this is *only* my opinion!  It is loosely based on what I do with my
> workstations (development and general use).
> 
> > 
> > 2) What order to install, i.e. Win98 first or Debian first?
> 
> It will be easier to install Win98 first--it overwrites the MBR whether
> you like it or not.  Then you can install Linux and tell your boot
> loader to boot both Windows and Linux.
> 
> Check this out:
> 
> http://tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+DOS+Win95+OS2.html
> 
> > 
> > 3) I have a broadband connection. Is it practical to do an installation
> >    over the net, or should I download images and burn CD's? I have a CD
> >    burner on my other RH machine.
> 
> It is very practical to do this!  What I do is get a minimal
> installation working (less than an hour's download at 720kbps), then
> install other packages as I need them.  This way I install only what I
> need. 
> 
> > 
> > Thanks in advance.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Dick Steffens
> 
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