Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4165 mails)

[Tom Nielsen <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2003-04-28 at 09:28, Jerry Feldman wrote:

> On 28 Apr 2003 08:46:09 -0700
> Tom Nielsen <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I just checked and my /home directory is about 2GB in size. I have
> > about 1.5GB on my drive (I forgot my work system has 2 drives, one for
> > Linux and one for W2k). If I were to take my second drive (W2K),
> > format it for Linux with a /home partition and move my /home dirctory
> > to it, will I have any problems with programs not running correctly?
> > 
> > How will this help when I install the next SuSE that comes along (8.3
> > in 3 more months?).
> There are many reasons for setting up multiple partitions. 
> Since /home and /usr/local normally are independent of your Linux
> installation, it is sometimes better to make these separate. Then, when
> you install a new version of Linux, you don't need to bother with these
> 2 file systems. There are some issues, such as having older programs
> relying on deprecated libraries. But, most will continue to function. 
> 
> If you religiously back up your system, then your partitioning could
> make a big difference. I back up only /home. I maintain a source
> directory in /home so that anything I download independently of SuSE is
> there. But, for a home system, generally, a root, /home and /usr/local
> directories should suffice. Making too many file system then becomes a
> management headache, but LVM eases the problem. 

Do you think my first comment about moving my /home directory to a /home
partition on another drive is safe and I won't have any program
launching problems? I don't mind experimenting on my home system, but I
can't risk going down at work.

I backup my work system, but rarely my home.

Tom

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Tom Nielsen
Neuro Logic Systems
805.389.5435 x18
www.neuro-logic.com