I also use a separate /var/local/ for my PKGBUILDs.
]]>I have 40 Gig HDD. What are the default partition sizes if You go automatic install?
/boot 32Meg
/home ?
/ ?
Andrey Thanks for help
I would also consider one for /var. This directory can potentally fill up quite a bit given its dynamicly expanding nature. Its were pacman keeps all its source files and packages. Minus /var and /home, your rootfs shouldn't grow any larger than 5-10gigs.
]]>If you're not sure about partition sizes, you can always give LVM a try. Create a regular (non LVM) / partition of 1 GB and then use "logical volumes" for /home, /tmp, /var, /opt, /usr. LVM allows you to resize your partitions without data loss so you can shift free space from a partition you made too big to one that's in need of extra MB's. Don't use JFS on LVM though: JFS partitions can only be increased in size, not decreased. [edit]I just read XFS can't be reduced either, which puts me in quite the pickle.[/edit]
The reason for a non-LVM / is recovery: if your system is screwed up, it's easier to have a regular root containing the directories /bin, /sbin, /etc and /root for maintenance. Although on my server I put / on LVM aswell, as most rescue CD's nowadays have LVM-support ouf of the box.
Regarding the swap file, 1 GB is probably more than enough: I have 1GB in my desktop and my laptop both running Arch and I've never seen more than 200MB of swap being used. If you're running 4 or 5 fully featured (GUI wise) virtual machines at the same time you might get close to it.
If you don't want LVM (yet ), I'd use the following:
/dev/hda1 = 1GB = swap (always make your first partition swap)
/dev/hda2 = 10GB = /
/dev/hda3 = the rest = /home
A seperate /boot isn't needed anymore.
]]>I have studied the use of swap in a live DVD dual-layer Larch live cd/dvd script program in USER CONTRIBUTIONS.
My study included copy to ram in excess of 3GB. in fact 25 to 30 GB of extended swap using a full HDD for swap.
See my posts in Arch Discussion.
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