Partitioning Disk

[Ray Leventhal]

Liam Proven wrote:
> 2009/7/30 Fred Roller <froller at tnclimited.com>:
> 
>> I agree with Ray.  Mine set up is
>>
>> /               = 20Gb
>> /temp           = 10Gb
>> /swap           = 8Gb (2x RAM)
>> /Data           = remainder
>>
>> I then delete the user folder (Documents, Pictures, etc.) a sym link
>> their equivalent from /Data.
> 
> No no no!
> 
> That's a Windows way of doing it. With Linux, you should make a
> separate partition for /home and then *all* your data - not just a few
> user folders - will be on a separate filesystem.
> 
@Liam,

I don't know why you would categorize this as a windows way of doing 
things.  Yes, I use windows at my 'day job', but I've been a sysadmin 
for years and run a mixed bunch of distros of Linux at my home.

If you'll review my initial post, which Fred was agreeing with, /home is 
its own partition.

Please elaborate as I'm always interested in learning other ways of 
doing things, but I stand by my initial statement
"Partitioning schemes, including the need for a swap partition, vary 
from user to user - we all have opinions and most are right for our
particular use needs."

What I espoused was what works for me and has for years.

Respectfully,
-Ray