Partitioning question

[joegum]

Hi,

I just installed Kubuntu 7.10 according on 4 separate partitions.

I have...

20GB for /
2GB for /opt
2GB for swap
55GB for /home

However, I have /home and /opt listed under / in the 20GB partition as well as on their own partitions. When I check "Properties" of /home in the / partition, it says "mounted under /home. When I check "Properties" under /opt, it states that it's mounted under /opt. But, whe I check thwe othere directories (/etc /sbin/ and so on), they're also listed as being mounted undet thier own directories ( /proc mounted under /proc, for example.)

Is this normal in Kubuntu?

Thanks,
-Joe G.

[Snowhog]

Re: Partitioning question

Generally only three partions are required in *ubuntu - / (root), swap (if you have a lot of RAM this isn't required), and /home. Your 20GB for root is very generous. Swap size is fine (should not have to be more than 1.5 times your system RAM), and /home normally would be all the rest of your disk space unless you wanted to reserve some for future use. I'm not familiar with your /opt partition, or what you would want/need/require it for.

[joegum]

Re: Partitioning question

I was reserving /opt for those apps where there's no specific package in Kubuntu's package manager(s), stuff i compile from source, inflating Sun's JDK there, etc. That way, on the next version of Kubuntu, I'll just overwrite the / partition, but preserve /home and /opt.

[joegum]

Re: Partitioning question

I figured it out.

Thanks,
-Joe G.

[Snowhog]

Re: Partitioning question

As to your reasoning for /opt - good thinking. Shows you planned ahead. Good to here you've got it figured out.