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From: Simon Jones on 4 Jun 2010 19:41
In article <Pine.LNX.4.64.1005121814520.6921(a)news.robertwolfe.org>,
robert(a)news.robertwolfe.org says...
>
> On Sat, 8 May 2010, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
> >> In my university, when we were equipping the physics computer lab with
> >> new machines, a lot of partitioning schemes were suggested. Well, the
> >> first 5 testing installations I did, used the "big-root" scheme.
> >> Apparently my colleagues enjoyed the reduction of
> >> ENOSPACELEFT-during-installation headaches, that it's now used in the
> >> installation proper. We did partition the disks though, so that we can
> >> put alternate systems there later.
> >>
> >>
> >> Wolfgang
> >>
> > I think for a single user desktop, one big partition works best really.
> >
> > A multi-user server is another matter entirely.
>
> I guess every admin has their own set of preferences. I use the
> multi-partition scheme. Help me keep things organized from one distro to
> the next :)

It's also an instant setup for the next install.

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying?
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