Partitioning 10Gb For Install


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Hi

I am using the latest Fedora and I want to install it on an external USB HD.

What sizes for the partitions (boot etc) do I need for 10GB space on this external drive?

Thanks

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Don't.

Seriously.

Unless you have some specific partitioning you want, just let the installer do it. (Y)

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The way I do it for my Ubuntu installs is the following:

/dev/sda1 ext2 /boot

/dev/sda2 linux-swap

/dev/sda3 ext3 /

/dev/sda4 ext3 /home

I am not so sure about Fedora but this is how I do it for all all my Ubuntu installs and it seems to suite my needs well!

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Fedora says I dont have enough space!

What the hell?

I have 10GB on a second partition on this 400GB drive.

Fastrider wha space should I use for each using 10GB?

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10GB should be enough.

http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-note...chSpecific.html

What are you trying to install? What options have you selected for a target to install to? Do you already have partitions on that drive?

Since you insist on creating partitions yourself (unnecessary, honestly), I say don't make a /boot. Make a /home of 3GB. Make your root 6.5GB. Use 500MB for swap. It doesn't matter which partition goes where, as far as sda1,2, 3 or whatever.

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/dev/sda1 ext2 /boot (I use 500MB for this area)

/dev/sda2 linux-swap (The swap file I normally use the same size as the amount of RAM I have in the PC)

/dev/sda3 ext3 / (This one is dependent on how much you need to install in terms of progs and applications: If all you have is 10Gig then I would use at least 3.5 to 4 gig here!)

/dev/sda4 ext3 /home (Then the balance will be home!)

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10GB should be enough.

http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-note...chSpecific.html

What are you trying to install? What options have you selected for a target to install to? Do you already have partitions on that drive?

Since you insist on creating partitions yourself (unnecessary, honestly), I say don't make a /boot. Make a /home of 3GB. Make your root 6.5GB. Use 500MB for swap. It doesn't matter which partition goes where, as far as sda1,2, 3 or whatever.

See when I set the installer to partition it itself it says there is not enough free space hence why I have to set them up myself.

I have a 400gb drive with 10gb on a second partition.

The installer also says to continue I need a boot partition to continue.

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Ok... here's what to do.

It says there isn't enough room, because there is already a partition there.

Remove it.

Let the installer pick your partitioning.

Done.

EDIT: Wait. Do you have a separate 10GB drive? Or do you have a 400GB drive, with a 10GB partition.

Those are two very different things.

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Ok... here's what to do.

It says there isn't enough room, because there is already a partition there.

Remove it.

Let the installer pick your partitioning.

Done.

EDIT: Wait. Do you have a separate 10GB drive? Or do you have a 400GB drive, with a 10GB partition.

Those are two very different things.

Its a 400gb drive with a 10gb partition.

I can not remove the big partition as it contains a lot of files I need to keep.

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Remove the 10GB.

Then you will have 10GB of room.

Because you have a 10GB partition there, the installer correctly said there was no room for Linux.

Then let the installer set itself up.

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Remove the 10GB.

Then you will have 10GB of room.

Because you have a 10GB partition there, the installer correctly said there was no room for Linux.

Then let the installer set itself up.

OK. Will try that.

Thanks for your help and quick responses. :)

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No problem. Often people will ask for partitioning without knowing what or why they need specific partitioning. It is usually more work then it is worth to make a custom partitioning for someone wanting to try an install.

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