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From: Wolfgang Helbig <helbig@MX.BA-Stuttgart.De>
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Subject: Re: Partitions
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> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.1 on a 486 with a tiny disk (81 MB).  It
> will be a single user system.  Any suggestions on partition sizes for /,
> swap, /var, /usr?

Try the default suggested by the installation program.
The swap should be at least as big as the memory.

Wolfgang