Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:49:31 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: david.robison@fisglobal.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: One or Four? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1202171846020.5658@tripel.monochrome.org> In-Reply-To: <20120217234623.cf7e169c.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <4F3ECF23.5000706@fisglobal.com> <20120217234623.cf7e169c.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Fri, 17 Feb 2012, Polytropon wrote: > Why not add a selection to the installer, something like > this: > > Partition scheme > ---------------- > > [ ] all in one + swap > Create one partition containing all subtrees > plus one swap partition. > > [ ] separate partitioning + swap > Create /, /var, /tmp and /usr (including home) > partitions plus one swap partition. > > [ ] user-defined > Make your own partitioning selection manually. > > Of course, the default SIZES for second choice should be > reasonable. I like it. This, or something very similar, seems to me like the best way to go. I am not a professional sysadmin, but have been using FreeBSD since 2.2.6. FWIW, I prefer the multi-partition approach for all the reasons already mentioned. -- Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org ** [ Busy Expunging </> ]
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