Maybe .. its been suggested already ... have some information whilst the install so the user can make an informed decisiion. Explaining that the user can only use his/her home-folder .. space use of downloads .. additional programs .. (games can need tons of space) .. . If software companies start supporting Linux the user might very well install a 1GB of e.g. Corel Graphics Suite or the latest biggest game. --- Shriramana Sharma <samjnaa@gmail.com> wrote: ......
1. Calculate the req space for the full install. Add 1 to 2 GB to that for stuff that the user may install themselves. Assign this for /.
2. Calculate the swap in the way it is calculated presently. (I'm running 2 GB swap and it is never used after my 512 MB RAM.)
3. Assign all remaining HD space to home.
This way, nobody even who downloads huge torrents or movies can complain that their home folder is insufficient .... ...... Or maybe a small change in 1: Calculate the req space for the install that the user has selected and then allow 1 to 2 GB. I would think that anyone who needs a full install will usually be someone who can do the partitioning themselves.
What do others think?
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