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| 889460 | 2010-05-30 21:08:00 | Ummm. I was under the impression that to use Linux you create several partitions unlike windows where it can be installed on just one partition if you so want. A linux partition implies just one partition does it not?You can use one, or many - it all depends on what you're trying to achieve. One partition for / (or two for / and /boot) is usually the simplest setup, but you can chop your filesystem up any number of ways - basically whatever is convenient and suits your way of working. You may also have other reasons for using an 'interesting' partitioning scheme in enterprise environments that share a common base. I personally have a single partition for /boot, which is the only partition on my system, and is only there because GRUB can't boot directly from LVM. Everything else lives on several LVM volumes, which makes for much easier management - including such nifty tricks as online resizing :D. |
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| 889461 | 2010-05-31 08:46:00 | I personally have a single partition for /boot, which is the only partition on my system, and is only there because GRUB can't boot directly from LVM. Everything else lives on several LVM volumes, which makes for much easier management - including such nifty tricks as online resizing :D. When I upgrade my PC I plan on using LVM too as it sounds like it can make life a lot easier. |
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| 889462 | 2010-05-31 09:25:00 | So no swap partition anyone? | Sweep (90) | ||
| 889463 | 2010-05-31 10:40:00 | So no swap partition anyone? I was forgetting about the swap partition as all my Linux installations use the same one. |
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| 889464 | 2010-05-31 11:29:00 | So no swap partition anyone? That lives on an LVM volume too, although with 4GB of ram it doesn't get used much. |
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