Comments on: Partitioning Your Hard Drive During A Linux Install http://www.skorks.com/2009/08/partitioning-your-hard-drive-during-a-linux-install/ For the betterment of the software craft... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:57:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: John Austinhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/08/partitioning-your-hard-drive-during-a-linux-install/comment-page-1/#comment-7607 John Austin Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:55:20 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1037#comment-7607 The statement above is my current status. I can automate an installation, by letting the program hog the whole disk, so I have one distro per computer, but would prefer to have multiple systems on the same box. It is not obvious how to tell Gparted which is -/. etc The statement above is my current status. I can automate an installation, by letting the program hog the whole disk, so I have one distro per computer, but would prefer to have multiple systems on the same box. It is not obvious how to tell Gparted which is -/. etc

]]> By: John Austinhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/08/partitioning-your-hard-drive-during-a-linux-install/comment-page-1/#comment-7580 John Austin Sun, 30 Oct 2011 06:05:17 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1037#comment-7580 OK, I understand the partitioning idea, where I'm stymied is how do you tell the computer where to find (/). Three different distros hang on installation because I haven't designated (/) previously. I'm attempting to build a multi-boot system with pre- selected partitions. I used gpartid to setup as follows: /dev/sda1 SWAP 3GB /dev/sda2 25GB for data sharing /dev/sda3 -Extended Partition /dev/sda5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ..... Logical partitions inside Extended partition, 12 GB each for different OS. I have been a lurker around linux for 20 years, but have never mastered it's fundamentals. OK, I understand the partitioning idea, where I’m stymied is how do you tell the computer where to find (/). Three different distros hang on installation because I haven’t designated (/) previously. I’m attempting to build a multi-boot system with pre- selected partitions. I used gpartid to setup as follows:
/dev/sda1 SWAP 3GB
/dev/sda2 25GB for data sharing
/dev/sda3 -Extended Partition
/dev/sda5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ….. Logical partitions inside Extended partition, 12 GB each for different OS.
I have been a lurker around linux for 20 years, but have never mastered it’s fundamentals.

]]> By: Interesting Question | My Bloghttp://www.skorks.com/2009/08/partitioning-your-hard-drive-during-a-linux-install/comment-page-1/#comment-7253 Interesting Question | My Blog Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:01:03 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1037#comment-7253 [...] for experts. I’m constrained to work with 4 primary or extended partitions, so, using this as a guide: and the caveat that this system is known to be subjected to hard shut-downs and [...] [...] for experts. I’m constrained to work with 4 primary or extended partitions, so, using this as a guide: and the caveat that this system is known to be subjected to hard shut-downs and [...]

]]> By: Dipak Singhhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/08/partitioning-your-hard-drive-during-a-linux-install/comment-page-1/#comment-7195 Dipak Singh Sat, 18 Jun 2011 05:26:03 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1037#comment-7195 It is good for linux Basic file System. It is good for linux Basic file System.

]]> By: Alan Skorkinhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/08/partitioning-your-hard-drive-during-a-linux-install/comment-page-1/#comment-5613 Alan Skorkin Wed, 19 May 2010 08:29:39 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1037#comment-5613 You're right, something like this is less useful for a personal setup. At home, as long as you have /home on a separate partition, it's probably good enough. You’re right, something like this is less useful for a personal setup. At home, as long as you have /home on a separate partition, it’s probably good enough.

]]> By: Pablohttp://www.skorks.com/2009/08/partitioning-your-hard-drive-during-a-linux-install/comment-page-1/#comment-5612 Pablo Wed, 19 May 2010 06:49:34 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1037#comment-5612 So many partitions. It looks a bit like overkill, doesn't it (I'm not saying it's a bad idea)? I usually just have the swap and home partitions. I will give your schema a try in a VM to see how it feels after an upgrade. So many partitions. It looks a bit like overkill, doesn’t it (I’m not saying it’s a bad idea)?

I usually just have the swap and home partitions. I will give your schema a try in a VM to see how it feels after an upgrade.

]]> By: Andyhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/08/partitioning-your-hard-drive-during-a-linux-install/comment-page-1/#comment-4381 Andy Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:47:59 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1037#comment-4381 One good reason to keep a swap partition is for when things goes wrong. For example if some code has a memory leak or you simply are running too many processes, the machine will slow rather than crash once your physical memory is used up. Giving you the opportunity to gracefully recover. One good reason to keep a swap partition is for when things goes wrong. For example if some code has a memory leak or you simply are running too many processes, the machine will slow rather than crash once your physical memory is used up. Giving you the opportunity to gracefully recover.

]]> By: Alan Skorkinhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/08/partitioning-your-hard-drive-during-a-linux-install/comment-page-1/#comment-2835 Alan Skorkin Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:14:28 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1037#comment-2835 No, remaining space automatically becomes part of /. When you're manually creating your partitions during the install, swap doesn't get assigned it's own mount point. So just create a new partition during install with whatever size and then pick: (Use as: Swap area) That should be all you need to do. No, remaining space automatically becomes part of /.
When you’re manually creating your partitions during the install, swap doesn’t get assigned it’s own mount point.
So just create a new partition during install with whatever size and then pick:
(Use as: Swap area)
That should be all you need to do.

]]> By: alokhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/08/partitioning-your-hard-drive-during-a-linux-install/comment-page-1/#comment-2834 alok Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:54:31 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1037#comment-2834 i have created all directories( /, /boot etc.) .how to create swap part? does remaining space ia automatically assigned as swap? i have created all directories( /, /boot etc.) .how to create swap part? does remaining space ia automatically assigned as swap?

]]> By: mehboobhttp://www.skorks.com/2009/08/partitioning-your-hard-drive-during-a-linux-install/comment-page-1/#comment-2721 mehboob Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:07:45 +0000 http://www.skorks.com/?p=1037#comment-2721 Thanks a lot, that clears up a lot of things for me. Thanks a lot, that clears up a lot of things for me.

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