Re: [Staffslug] Quick Partition Question..

I was thinking of FAT32 for the fact that all flavours of OS can read it. I know that the newer ones can handle NTFS with ease but I hadn't thought of using an ext2 or ext3 type as Vista has to be able to read/write transparently. (Should of researched that as it probably already can! eek!) On 3/22/07, stuart bell <sailing1(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > More top posting! > Why FAT 32? use one of the newer formats, they're faster. And any > modern OS can read the NTFS partition. > I normally have 5GB /root 2 swap and the rest /home. > But bear in mind that I don't know much!! (as DT will be quick to tell > you) > Stuart > > On 22/03/07, Carl Struyk <carl(a)struyk.co.uk&gt; wrote: > > Can the FAT32 partition actually be used for /home? and if so, would > > installing a new distro reformat that partition as part of the install > > > process? Would my data be safe? > > > > > > On 3/22/07, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > > > > > True...but i tend to do so as i find it a more secure method.....if > > anything goes wrong... > > > > > > > > > > > > On 22/03/07, Matthew Wellings <Matt(a)openforeveryone.co.uk > wrote: > > > > You don't have to have your '/home' as a separate partition. This > may > > well > > > > prove far more flexable for you. > > > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday 22 March 2007 18:17, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > You can get distributions that calculate all the partitions for > you. > > > > > Distributions like SuSE and Fedora both do that, as does Ubuntu/ > > Kubuntu... > > > > > But the current layout seems good, but only for a fairly small > > > > > distribution...because my main linux distro now has over 10gigs > of > > things > > > > > in the / partition.... > > > > > > > > > > It entirely depends on how you want to use your machine, and > what > > for... > > > > > > > > > > On 22/03/07, Carl Struyk < carl(a)struyk.co.uk&gt; wrote: > > > > > > Hi guys - I have a 40GB HDD on my HP TC1100 slate PC and > wanted to > > > > > > install Linux as as I'm sick of fiddling with Live CD's - I > flit > > between > > > > > > 10 of them and never stick any of them out. > > > > > > I need to leave 15GB for Windows and wanted to divvy up the > > remaining > > > > > > 25GB. I have 512MB RAM so the swap is going to be 1024MB > > > > > > > > > > > > Would I be OK doing 15GB for the FAT32 shared partition, 1GB > for > > swap, > > > > > > 4GB for /, 5GB for /home. > > > > > > > > > > > > I intend to put Gentoo on there to use and understand the (in) > > famous > > > > > > package manager which I've heard is top class. > > > > > > > > > > > > Carl > > > > > > > > > > > > On 3/22/07, Dick Turpin < highwayman.turpin(a)gmail.com > wrote: > > > > > > > On 22/03/07, Alan Pope < alan(a)popey.com&gt; wrote: > > > > > > > > You can joke... I had to for a kernel bug that wasn't > logged > > > > > > > > > > > > > > anywhere.. and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > another issue with my dell laptop where the screen > corrupted due > > to > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hardware > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > failure.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/kernelbug > > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/DellInspironXPSGen2Problem > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Been there got the tee shirt, my favorite though (Done it > here > > loads > > > > > > > of times) is having to use Linux to fix/access a Windows box > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now that is funny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Dick Turpin > > > > > > > "At theses prices I'm mugging myself!" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > > > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > > > > > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > > > > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > Kris Douglas - Softdel Limited > > > > > > Web: www.softdel.net > > > Mail: kris(a)softdel.net > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Staffslug mailing list > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Staffslug mailing list > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug