imm:discht wrote:

> Hi!
> Yesterday I started interesting for Linux. I downloaded the first two
> CDs of the Debian Distribution and read the installation guide. The
> Lilo setup procedure askes me how many partitions I want to create.
> I've read the topics about swap partition size and I don't know if I
> need one because of 512 MB RAM.
> Can u give me advices?
> How many partitions do I need and which size sould they have? HD =
> only for Linux & 2,5 GB. no other HDs connected
> a new member of the Linux comunity says "thanks for help"

Not sure what "2,5 GB" means. 2.5? 7?

Anyways, always have a swap partition. I have 512MB ram and ocassionally
I get to using a few mb of swap. I would recommend haveing a 512MB swap
(if not possible try at least 256).

You are NOT required to have multiple partitions. Typically a /boot is
used when your bootloader or your hardware won't support booting off of
large partitions. It is also useful when you have multiple linux distros
on the same pc. It shouldn't be more than 10-20MB (if needed).
Also many people have a /home, this is most useful when upgrading or
switching distros and preserving all of your home data. This should be
as large as you want. This is where all of your work and prefs will be
saved.

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