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From: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@luke.cpl.net>
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Subject: Re: single filesystem?
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> Since the three filesystems are the default, I assume there are some good
> reasons to keep it that way. What are some of these reasons? And if I
> wanted, is it possible to use 1, and if so, how?

Yes, it is possible. Instead of creating /usr, /var, etc, create just a /
filesystem, and of course a swap file. It will give you a warning. (At
least 2.1.6 did)