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Author: MikeStarkemgcon@neta.com
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Subject: Linux Installation question
Although you will most likely get numerous differant
opinions..........looks good to me.

I might have changed a few of the sizes a bit,
but I would just let it roll and let yourself
get to work :-)

Mike

http://www.getnet.com/~mgcon
Phoenix, AZ
USA

On Sun, 26 Nov 2000, Mark Phillips wrote:

> I am installing Linux on my spare laptop and I have a question for the
> experts.
>
> Anyway, what are good disk partitions to use? I want to use this machine as
> a development environment for Java and web stuff, as well as install Apache
> and use it as a web server for my projects. I have a small network of
> Windows machines, so this will be my private webserver/development
> environment.
>
> My hard disk is about 3.9 GB in total. When Redhat partitioned the hard disk
> for the "server" configuration, it gave me the following:
>
> Swap      204 M   hda9
> /boot      19 M   hda1
> /         259 M   hda7
> /usr     1578 M   hda5
> /home    1578 M   hda6
> /var      259 M   hda8

>
> Now, I only expect a few user accounts (I only have 5 people on my network,
> and 3 are under the age of 9!). I plan to run servlets, multiple threads in
> Java, etc, so do I have the right partitions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
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