From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 23 18:24:38 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A8DD1065693 for ; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:24:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kevin.wilcox@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yw0-f187.google.com (mail-yw0-f187.google.com [209.85.211.187]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDA328FC1F for ; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:24:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ywh17 with SMTP id 17so1178047ywh.3 for ; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:24:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=KEeyEy9mPoXN9tX+MgVJDGnfS+IS+w/pFVA72z+12yw=; b=MKTBGyKWIRemA+aricLhBczuzhCKqBkG7RSDwlaD2AlPHWTPme6/Hyi+/eY+V6p1VR a1oybvOeMkWSUwX9LVJ2HD0wrvjmrEkXm6cviPG+E6fwPmGDpvUBp539sgu9GFIE+GqP edCOwD5vOW+o41wC/9OmiriusW4Eckui0cTRY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=i3pRnosdXkYPF7rM1pNBafiziqnou+LG+uqA5Lb9mzBDlapUmDPOAZFf3JPGHyKrCf AKI7uWz0/Cm5YbaLnFznkalLpWx76H9auGAWzAIHeVEf0qjEm5F/bZUUDcIkehfvAMrn 8KzrB8MLqZHBmcU3vHNhMvqTjW7vB3haBaCLU= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.90.140.1 with SMTP id n1mr1466797agd.69.1253728803483; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:00:03 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1493744617.194821.1253717800301.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxltgw15.schlund.de> References: <1338456687@web.de> <1493744617.194821.1253717800301.JavaMail.open-xchange@oxltgw15.schlund.de> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:00:03 -0400 Message-ID: <5d6848b00909231100n2ed29169t8b25b5dee81d38cc@mail.gmail.com> From: Kevin Wilcox To: Patsy Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org, Sisantha Godawela-Ohle Subject: Re: freebsd-chat Digest, Vol 320, Issue 1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:24:38 -0000 2009/9/23 Patsy : > how much of the space in "/" is taken up by the "/home" > directory? (the "du" command should be able to help with > this). It's quite common to create a seperate /home partition > to avoid ordinary users being able to fill up the "/" > partition. Indeed. I'm also particularly curious as to what method is being used for software installation, i.e., FreeBSD packages, the ports system or manual compile from source? kmw -- Whenever there is in any country, uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right. The earth is given as a common stock for man to labour and live on. -- Thomas Jefferson, 1785