[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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