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Date:      Fri, 19 May 2000 14:55:54 -0400
From:      "leegold" <goldtech@worldpost.com>
To:        <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: partitions
Message-ID:  <000401bfc1c3$dc854c10$b2e47ad1@leegold1>
References:  <000501bfc1bb$0621d970$b2e47ad1@leegold1>

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How'bout this?  there's a very clear install doc:
http://www.ccp14.ac.uk/solution/bsdunix/freebsdwin95_xwindows_cdrom.html

there author cites: (Platon must be an intensive app. they use)

"Generally, to be able to compile up things like Platon; have space for
applications and data, the following was found to be good.
40 meg for /
~200 meg for SWAP
100 meg for /var
100 meg for /tmp
1000 meg for /usr
1000 meg for /home"


how does this sound??

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> Trying to get an understanding of how i should partition the hard disk
> before I attemp my first
>  install of FreeBSD 4.0.  I will install only FeeBSD on a 6gb hd. I will
> remove all existing
>  partitions on the disk - it will be totally "cleaned-out".
>
> I assume freebsd will setup its own native file system (vs. fat16) durring
> the installtion. (good)
>
>  But what about the partition  ( SLICES) scheme? -
>  -   # of partions needed,
>  -   size of each partition
> what do i do? traditionally i read
>  a: is the system's root files,
>  b: is the swap area,
>  c: refers to the whole disk.
>
> to complicate i read a recomendation:
> to "create" 5 partitions for /, swap, /var, /temp, /usr - what's this
about?
> I a newbie so while you're at it: what's the /var, /temp dirs for? what's
> the rational behind this scheme-
>
> what do you recommend?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
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