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raja53352

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Hi guyes

While i am installing red hat linux 9 how much sapace for root partition and how much for swap partion should i assign?I am planning to go for dual boot for windows xp and linux.I have total 20gb unpartition space now.
Apart from that can u give some idea about SAMBA server configuration?
(Windows and linux networking)
 
if your comp is new, better use a new distro like debian etch or fc6 else you will have problem getting it to detect your hardware like ich8 etc
 
raja53352 said:
Hi guyes

how much sapace for root partition and how much for swap partion should i assign?
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Its better to have :
/
/boot
swap
/usr
/var
/opt
/home


If u r considering the above,
use ur hdd space like,
5.5GB - /
4GB - /home
3GB - /usr
3GB - /var
1GB - swap
500MB - /boot
3GB - /opt


Apart from that can u give some idea about SAMBA server configuration?
(Windows and linux networking)
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Here is the short and nice doc:
Linux Headquarters: Samba Configuration - Linux/Windows Connectivity
 
Lokeshsetty said:
Hi Have kept only 512 MB as a swap space. I don't face any problem..
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Ur linux pc will work even if u delete ur swap partition. It's just that more swap size is recommended for better performance.
 
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