On 19/02/10 23:31, Anton Aylward wrote:
David C. Rankin said the following on 02/18/2010 09:39 PM:
On 02/18/2010 06:42 PM, Anton Aylward wrote:
David C. Rankin said the following on 02/18/2010 05:43 PM:
[...] (I have backups)
In that case, wipe the disk and install again but use LVM. It makes it easy to shrink and grow Logical Extents.
Even with backups, I want to avoid the tweaking time if possible. I have had mixed luck using complete backups of the .kde/.kde4 directories where the current config files may be from 10 releases earlier. I don't know why, it should be just 'cp -a' back in, but then when you go to chase a bit of weird behavior down, you alway have the uncertainty of "is it a problem with one of the backup config files...?"
I'll give the shrink/grow approach a try and in worst case, I'll use backup and reinstall.
Dunno, David, I have my own problems from time to time but a LONG while ago I learnt a few things:
1. Use LVM Your decisions about partitioning are not going to be right a year down the way.
2. Partition aggressively. I have at the system level
/ and /boot are not in the LVM everything else below is in the LVM
I am so sorry Anton, but could you please use language which is understandable? OK, I did get the message about using LVM, but after that....a total blank...
/tmp since sharing that with /bin or /lib has some potential security problems - q.v. /home /usr /usr/lib /usr/share /var
I, for example, have absolutely no idea of what you trying to state!
On some machines the /usr/share is actually a NFS mount - isn't that its intent?
I also have on my own account on my laptop
~/.thunderbird - ~/Documents ~/Media ~/Downloads ~/Development
and a few more
Why? Well it makes backups easier. A bit more "management", yes, but I only have to backup what's actually changed. So the result is actually less work.
This is an old laptop and all that fits on an old 80G drive. The LVM reports
# pvscan PV /dev/sda5 VG vgmain lvm2 [52.73 GB / 21.81 GB free] Total: 1 [52.73 GB] / in use: 1 [52.73 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ]
so I can easily grow the partitions. Since laptops are coming out now with disks in the 300G to 500G range I can't see how you can manage WITHOUT LVM.
I put the / and /boot on 'real' partitions because I was apprehensive. Next time I'll put them in the LVM.
In many ways I've solved your _original_ problem by not having so much under / in the first place.
I think LVM is a wonderful thing for many reasons, like being able to take backup snapshots. But the 'deferred design decision' about how big a partition should be is an important one.
*I* haven't a damn clue what your are talking about! :'( - but then, it's ignorant me. Sorry.... :-( ...no offence intended. BC -- A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. Police are looking into it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org