The partitions size for ubuntu 9.10

[rianori]

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I know na how to install linux by partitioning manually but nag lisud ko pag decide about sa size partitions.

Mao ni hardware naa sa computer
- 40 GB HD
- 256 MB RAM

Akong plano mao ni: (wala ko kabalo about size nila)

primary 1: /boot
primary 2: / (root)
primary 3: swap
primary 4: extended
logical : /tmp
logical : /usr
logical : /var
logical : /home

[vern]

You do not need all those partitions. They are going to be on the same disk anyway. What are you trying to prevent by that kind of partitioning? If the disk fails, all partitions fail. The only thing you really need if you are going to partition is

/
/home
swap

[esip]

sir vern is correct!

[rianori]

Ok daghan salamat
"They are going to be on the same disk anyway" mao man diay.

[dab_s_bad]

it matters in some ways, not just being the 'same' disk theory. and the filesystem type is also cruicial.

it really depends on what you need your system to do, but if you're still somewhat new to linux, you can go for its default partitioning scheme.

however, if you put your home folder [or any IMPORTANT folder] as a separate partition, you'll be able to re-install you linux system and just mount this folder again! [considering that this partition is not modified]

this partitioning scheme in linux has a very long history [with flame wars and such]. it really depends on the end users needs