Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 10:27:11 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: jord@gnawk.dial.eunet.es Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Partitioning 3.5 G HD for FreeBSD Message-ID: <19980131102711.28276@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199801302350.AAA00671@gnawk.dial.eunet.es>; from J. Jordana on Sat, Jan 31, 1998 at 12:50:55AM %2B0100 References: <199801302350.AAA00671@gnawk.dial.eunet.es>
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On Sat, Jan 31, 1998 at 12:50:55AM +0100, J. Jordana wrote: > > Sorry to ask but I haven't seen this in any FAQ. > > Coming from Linux, I want to partition a new HD with 3.5 G for FreeBSD only. > I would like to know the space requirements for: > > / > /usr > /usr/home > /usr/src > /usr/local > > for a full installation, all sources included from the 2.2.5 Walnut Creek > CDROM / 40 MB swap 128 MB /usr the rest There's no reason to have separate file systems for /usr/src and /usr/local. Some people prefer a separate /var file system, but I don't recommend that either. Instead create a directory /usr/var and make /var a symlink to that directory. Greg
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