how much on each partion on a 720m hd?

[mojo x]

assuming that i am able to install Lmndrke or RHL. how much do i partition for root,swap and native? with only 720mg hd. i understand that i will probably have a txt base install and forego a brilliantly colored gui? fobot or any others feel free to advise.lol :confused:

[pbharris]

unless this is going to be a server doing lots of lgging i would (and have) put it all one one parttion. if it is a server i would make one for /var (~75 MB). also, swap needs its own partion, i give my swap spaces between 32 - 64 MB.

[FoBoT]

i am still too newbie to get fancy with partitions. i am doing a debian install on an old 486 (16mb/420mb) box right now, and i did 12mb /boot, 35mb swap, and the rest in / for everything.

there are some Newbie (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/installation/partition/multi_partition.html) Help (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/filesys/filesysintro.html) Files (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/filesys/directory_nav.html) that cover this pretty well, if you want to get fancy.

if this is that prolinea 486/66, i wouldn't try to load x windows (GUI) at all, just use it from the command line, it might be possible to get some gui going, i don't know for sure.

as far as space goes, all the distro's have options to load only a small amount, much less than 700mb, you just have to choose the custom or expert install choices, and watch them closely to keep the amount of stuff they load down

[mojo x]

thz for the relys gang.
a few more quests. at partitioning how do u add root? i kno its sign is / ? how and what do u add for boot.. /boot ? also i tried once to add linux by swapping the 720mb hd into my AMD and out of the (yes fobot) 486/66 prolinea. almongst other problems it didnt competely work but LILO did start after i swapped it back into the 486.i got a error a the end that said fs not found and kernel panic !..anyway i thoroughly agree command line is the only option at this point ie. no gloriously colored xwindow?? all tips or advice welcomed devotees. lol

[pbharris]

hello,
the directories you mentioned are created automatically.
paul

[mojo x]

i hear what ur tellN me pbharris but in my (brief encounters with L installs things dont seem to be so klear or workout. ok if i opted to go with only one partit. then when it comes time to mount, all i'd have to do is place the / sym then format and all other things would take care of themselves??? dont i have to mnt. a few things( manually
type in)like / or /var or /boot or /swap partit. or at least /root? thz for givN my post ur attent. mojo not workN yet - 720mb hd

[pbharris]

hello,
one filesystem partition, one swap partition. to make mount mount points just create a new directory at the point you wnat to mount things. its ez!

[Tyr-7BE]

What a difficult-to-read typing style...no matter...
I myself run Mandrake 7.2. What you need is 1 swap partition (at least equal to the amount of ram you have), one /boot partition (I set mine to 16 megs), and one / partition. DiskDrake (or RH equivalent) will ask you how big you want to make it, and ask for the mount points. Make one of them /boot, one of them /, and make the other one a swap partition. Upon bootup and during the installation, Mandrake or RH will automatically mount all partitions. I have a /boot, a /, a swap, and a /home...truth be told, I've forgotten that they're even there!

[mojo x]

thz again people for the feed back. i will try to stay with this thing and learn. sorry tyr-7be for the unintended encryption. i am such a slow typist. lol LNO