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Subject: Re: Storage question
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The one item I didn=E2=80=99t see mentioned is the size of the next =
upgrade kernel.  I =E2=80=9Csized=E2=80=9D my root partition for 6.1 =
years ago.  7 didn=E2=80=99t fit on it unless I removed the kernel debug =
symbols during the installation.  8 wouldn=E2=80=99t fit at all.  I have =
periodically had to completely rebuild the system disk to resize the =
partitions for system upgrades.  That is a real pain and a major =
downtime.  10 is out and 11 is almost here.  Newer systems are always =
larger.