Hello
I am looking to repartition my system and want to get some advice before jumping in. As there are still windows programs I cannot use in Linux, I am sticking with a win/linux dual boot. Now that I have a little familiarity with Linux, I want to set up a HD partition scheme that give me some flexibility to experiment with new distros without breaking deleting what I have. I plan on using this system as a Desktop PC (ie no FTP servers or anything like that). I plan on dabbling in the SW/kernel compilation area, but this is not my main focus. I will most likely be installing many different applications to find what works best for me.
Below was my first cut at selecting the partitions that make some sense. What I am looking for is any glaring errors in my thinking. Things like "you cannot have the /boot partition set as primary" are the nuggets I am interested in. Also, any experiences people have had with a scheme like this, good or bad, would also be helpful. For the Win/Linux common partition, I plan on using one of the Extfs.sys driver in XP to read the partition.
Thanks
Total HD Size 160GB
ID Purpose Partition Filesystem Size
1 Windows XP Primary 1 NTFS 20GB
2 Swap Ext/Logical swap 2GB
3 / Ext/Logical ext3 5GB
4 /boot Primary2 ext3 250MB
5 /opt Ext/Logical ext3 750MB
6 /usr Ext/Logical ext3 20GB
7 /tmp Ext/Logical ext3 10GB
8 /var Ext/Logical ext3 5GB
9 Kubuntu (Feisty) Ext/Logical ext3 8GB
10 /home Ext/Logical ext3 30GB
11 Win/Linux Common Primary 3 ext2(not3) 10GB
12 Kubuntu (Gusty) Ext/Logical ext3 8GB
13 Other Linux Distro 1 Ext/Logical ext3 0GB
Remaining Space 41.00 GB
I am looking to repartition my system and want to get some advice before jumping in. As there are still windows programs I cannot use in Linux, I am sticking with a win/linux dual boot. Now that I have a little familiarity with Linux, I want to set up a HD partition scheme that give me some flexibility to experiment with new distros without breaking deleting what I have. I plan on using this system as a Desktop PC (ie no FTP servers or anything like that). I plan on dabbling in the SW/kernel compilation area, but this is not my main focus. I will most likely be installing many different applications to find what works best for me.
Below was my first cut at selecting the partitions that make some sense. What I am looking for is any glaring errors in my thinking. Things like "you cannot have the /boot partition set as primary" are the nuggets I am interested in. Also, any experiences people have had with a scheme like this, good or bad, would also be helpful. For the Win/Linux common partition, I plan on using one of the Extfs.sys driver in XP to read the partition.
Thanks
Total HD Size 160GB
ID Purpose Partition Filesystem Size
1 Windows XP Primary 1 NTFS 20GB
2 Swap Ext/Logical swap 2GB
3 / Ext/Logical ext3 5GB
4 /boot Primary2 ext3 250MB
5 /opt Ext/Logical ext3 750MB
6 /usr Ext/Logical ext3 20GB
7 /tmp Ext/Logical ext3 10GB
8 /var Ext/Logical ext3 5GB
9 Kubuntu (Feisty) Ext/Logical ext3 8GB
10 /home Ext/Logical ext3 30GB
11 Win/Linux Common Primary 3 ext2(not3) 10GB
12 Kubuntu (Gusty) Ext/Logical ext3 8GB
13 Other Linux Distro 1 Ext/Logical ext3 0GB
Remaining Space 41.00 GB
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