[olug] Hard drive prep.

[Jim Washburn]

Thanks Noel. will do and can't wait for the install vest.

Jim


>From: Noel Leistad <noel at metc.net>
>Reply-To: noel at metc.net, Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
>To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
>Subject: Re: [olug] Hard drive prep.
>Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:20:26 -0600
>
>No, /s installs M$ boot files that you won't be needing AND would get wiped 
>out by installer anyway.
>
>I'd probably delay and let the installer do the partitioning.
>
>Generally when I setup a drive, and this has changed over time, I've now 
>moved to something like the following:
>
>100M part for /boot
>2x(RAM Memory) for swap
>5-40G for / (size depends on size of drive)
>and most recently (cuz I'm tired of losing personal data that Linux is good 
>about storing in your $HOME directory,
>the balance at /home
>
>Possibly, the 2xRAM for swap is wrong or unusable, but I'd rather be safe 
>than sorry, and now that I've "come out" hopefully somebody can set me 
>straight on the true details.
>
>Fedora installer will auto-part the drive and set it all up if you let it, 
>as will SuSE, and Kubuntu which I installed the other day, didn't even 
>review when done.
>
>After all the rambling, kudos to you for the proactive approach, but I'd 
>let the installer have it's way with the disk on a new install, unless 
>you've got compelling reasons or applications for a particular disk scheme 
>and special file system types.
>
>
>Noel
>
>Jim Washburn wrote:
>
>>I want to get my 120gb hard drive ready for the install vest. in January 
>>with Fedora. I have W2K on it now that I have fdisked/formatted a few 
>>times for experience. After fdisk'ing, do I "format C:/s" command to prep 
>>the hard drive for installing fedora?
>>
>>First time Linux beginner,
>>Jim
>>
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