How big does my system partition need to be?

defendtherealm1 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 16 Dec 2003 Posts: 138

My /usr directory will be going onto a seperate partition than my system partition.

How big should I make my system partition?

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Vanquirius · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 4:18 pm Post subject:

>= 5Gb, although you can probably make it with 2 or 3 Gb if you don't have the intention of installing too much stuff.
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michaelb · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 5:09 pm Post subject:

Yes, but portage uses /var as it's working directory. If you don't have a separate partition for /var, you'll need a fairly hefty / partition.
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defendtherealm1 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 16 Dec 2003 Posts: 138

MichealB......I'll stick /var in my BIG partition then. :wink: