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Example #1: Simple partitioning

Partition

Mount Point Size (MB)

/dev/hda1 /

1000

/dev/hda2 swap

100

Notice that this example doesn't use all of the available disk. There is still some

900 MB of space left on the disk that can be used to create more partitions

at a later time. The swap partition should be adequate to almost any system

needs, and the root file system is large enough to accommodate a reasonable

installation and still leave room for some user created data files.

Example #2: Complex partitioning

Partition

Mount Point Size (MB)

/dev/hda1 /boot

16

/dev/hda2 swap

100

/dev/hda3 /

300

/dev/hda5 /home

200

/dev/hda6 /tmp

300

/dev/hda7 /usr

500

/dev/hda8 /usr/local

200

Using a /boot partition keeps the kernel images stored there within the sector

requirements for LILO, and gives one partition that can be booted which can

then mount some other partition as root. Under the given situation that

is /dev/hda3, but there is still room on this drive for another partition and

potentially another root file system. The kernel for that alternate system

would also reside on the /boot partition and be configured with LILO to use the

alternate root file system. /home, /tmp, /usr, and /usr/local are on separate

partitions so that their growth can be controlled.