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3.8.2 Recommended Partitioning Scheme
Unless you have a reason for doing otherwise, we recommend that you create the following partitions:
• A swap partition (twice your RAM) — swap partitions are used to support virtual memory. In
other words, data is written to a swap partition when there is not enough RAM to store the data
your system is processing. If your computer has 16 MB of RAM or less, you must create a swap
partition. Even if you have more memory, a swap partition is still recommended. The minimum
size of your swap partition should be equal to your computer's RAM. However, it is recommended
that the swap be two times the amount of RAM on your system. In Disk Druid, the partition field
for swap should look similar to the following:
<Swap>
• A root partition (1.2-2.4 GB) — this is where "/" (the root directory) will be located. In this
setup, all files are on the root partition. An 1.2 GB root partition will permit the equivalent of a
workstation-class installation (with very little free space), while a 2.4 GB root partition will let
you install every package. In Disk Druid, the partition field for / should look similar to:
/
3.8.3 Problems When Adding a Partition
If you attempt to add a partition and Disk Druid cannot handle your request, you will see a dialog
box listing partitions that are currently unallocated, along with the reason they could not be allocated.
Unallocated partition(s) are also displayed on Disk Druid's main screen (though you may have to
scroll through the
As you scroll through the
message in red text, followed by one or more partitions. A common reason for this is a lack of suf-
ficient free space for the partition. In any case, the reason the partition remains unallocated will be
displayed after the partition's requested mount point.
To fix an unallocated requested partition, you must move the partition to another drive which has the
available space, resize the partition to fit on the current drive, or delete the partition entirely. Make
changes using the
3.8.4 Drive Summaries
Each line in the
following fields:
hda6 64M
hda5 3734M 3734M
Partitions section to see them).
Partitions
button.
Edit
Drive Summaries
64M Linux swap
Linux native
section, you might see an
section represents a hard disk on your system. Each line has the
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Unallocated Requested Partition