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Steven Taylor wrote:

> Hello group.
> 
> Ok, I'm new to linux, and I'm about to install Redhat 8.0.
> 
> I have purposely purchased and installed a second hard drive (80G).
> 
> I have read various posts that /,/home & something else should be
> partitiioned (forgive my ignorance with directory names).
> 
> So before I install Redhat 8, what size partitions do I assign to what
> directories (The whole 80G will be devoted to linux or could I effectively
> half it)
> 
> Any advice would be appreciated.
> 

Following the recommendations of the RedHat 8.0 installer should do the 
trick. It will probably default to separating '/' from '/boot' , only to 
ensure that /boot ends up wholy contained near the start of the disc. /boot 
will probably be very small, perhaps only 50MB. As well as those two, there 
will most likely be a swap partition as well.

You can, if you want, subdivide the disc further. I find separating /home 
from the rest convenient as it means that you can completely re-install the 
OS, without trashing your precious data.

If you're only using a single disc, there is probably little to be gained by 
dividing it any further than / , /boot and /home. I've gone crazy with the 
partitioning before only to discover that some partitions fill up , while 
others lay empty.

If you 

> Steven Taylor
> Melbourne, Australia.
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