Subject: Re: Default filesystem sizes
To: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org>
List: tech-install
Date: 06/22/1999 13:08:48
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David Brownlee wrote:
> Suggestion 2:
>
> Drop root and /usr altogether. In virtually every case its
> better off with one big root, root /usr, and /var, or something
> more custom.
>
> The disk partitioning menu would have four options
>
> [a] Toggle 'install with X'
> [b] Standard (one big filesystem, plus swap)
> [c] Standard server (/, swap, /usr, /var)
> [d] Custom (Uses defaults from [c]).
Could we insert a "[c] Standard with /var" as well? I've seen a few
people mention that they use that sort of layout.
Otherwise looks good!
Simon.