Heeter
Overclocked Like A Mother
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Hi Guys,
I have a machine that I am dedicating to learning Slackware 10. In it is a 8.5gig HD. I would like some recommendations on how to slice it up, how many partitions and size of each. Also can I resize and add partitions later on or does Slackware need to be reinstalled for this?
So far, from reading I have come up with these slices:
/bin Basic user-related programs are here. Command shells and programs such as ls.
/boot LILO boot-related files
/dev Block and character device files.
/etc Configuration and system initialization files.
/home User home directories, except root.
/lib Essential libraries (like the system C library) and kernel modules).
/mnt Generic mountpoint for fixing filesystems.
/opt Optional software packages. Slackware installs KDE to this location.
/proc Proc filesystem mountpoint for kernel interaction.
/root Root's home directory.
/sbin System binaries. Programs run by root or at boot time.
/tmp Temporary directory. Everyone has read+write permissions here.
/usr User-related programs such as X11, netscape, and pine.
/var System log files, lock files, mail spools, and printer spools.
/cdrom I will mount my CDRom drive in here
I don't plan on installing a floppy drive, so I will not create a slice for it.
Should I buy the Slackware book of thier site? I am pretty sure that the cash would go to supporting the Slackware creators.
Thanks in advance.
Heeter
I have a machine that I am dedicating to learning Slackware 10. In it is a 8.5gig HD. I would like some recommendations on how to slice it up, how many partitions and size of each. Also can I resize and add partitions later on or does Slackware need to be reinstalled for this?
So far, from reading I have come up with these slices:
/bin Basic user-related programs are here. Command shells and programs such as ls.
/boot LILO boot-related files
/dev Block and character device files.
/etc Configuration and system initialization files.
/home User home directories, except root.
/lib Essential libraries (like the system C library) and kernel modules).
/mnt Generic mountpoint for fixing filesystems.
/opt Optional software packages. Slackware installs KDE to this location.
/proc Proc filesystem mountpoint for kernel interaction.
/root Root's home directory.
/sbin System binaries. Programs run by root or at boot time.
/tmp Temporary directory. Everyone has read+write permissions here.
/usr User-related programs such as X11, netscape, and pine.
/var System log files, lock files, mail spools, and printer spools.
/cdrom I will mount my CDRom drive in here
I don't plan on installing a floppy drive, so I will not create a slice for it.
Should I buy the Slackware book of thier site? I am pretty sure that the cash would go to supporting the Slackware creators.
Thanks in advance.
Heeter