OT - Which Linux?

[Adam D. Ruppe]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 07:34:19PM -0400, Justin wrote:
> I think that the separate partition for /home is a good idea, generally 
> speaking. It can be a lifesaver if you enjoy hacking around the system and 
> manage to royally screw things up. 

Why would a separate partition help with this? With one partition, you can
still or kill broken system files. Just overwrite the system without
formatting the whole thing.


> Besides, if you fill it up, you can easily move it to new, larger partition 

Not really easily. If you want to resize partitions, you sometimes can, but
you run the risk of breaking the files (depends on what filesystem you use
mainly), and even then, you still have the hassle down the line again.

> (hopefully on a shiny new hdd).

Sure, that can be a pretty good deal. Separating the system and your files
on separate hard drives can give you a nice boost. (And what I'd do is
keep a copy of some of your important files on both drives, so you have an
easy backup.)

Of course, the big downside there is the cost. But, yeah, if you have the
spare cash, two hard drives is a nice deal.

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Adam D. Ruppe
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