Keep an eye on /var

Post #96,381 by scoenye 4/13/03 4:23:47 PM Reply	Keep an eye on /var It's where Debian stores the kitchen sink (and the package cache, your databases, etc...). Other distros didn't put nearly as much in there, so you can run short of space here if you convert from RH without repartitioning (or reassigning partitions).
Post #96,386 by kmself 4/13/03 4:58:27 PM Reply	/var sizing on Debian: ~1GB Gives you a fairly comfortable margin. I'm using 55% on a pretty fresh install. If you're packing a lot of stuff (databases, etc.) into /var, either give more room, or mount additional filesystems there. Probably RAID and/or striped. --\r\n Karsten M. Self [link\|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com\|kmself@ix.netcom.com]\r\n [link\|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/\|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/]\r\n What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?\r\n [link\|http://twiki.iwethey.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/\|TWikIWETHEY] -- an experiment in collective intelligence. Stupidity. Whatever.\r\n \r\n Keep software free. Oppose the CBDTPA. Kill S.2048 dead.\r\n[link\|http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html\|http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html]\r\n
Post #96,452 by drewk 4/14/03 8:20:57 AM Reply	1G for /var? hahahahaha This is a 4-year-old (at least) system with a total HD of IIRC 3.2G. Ain't no way system catalogs should take 1/3 of that. BTW I've now given up on stripping the Knoppix HD install down to what I like. Every time I try something else breaks. I'm not surprised that, to get such a phenomenal system booting from a CD, they had to change so much, but I would question whether you can even call what's left a real Debian system any more. When I can't do `apt-get install gdm` without breaking it ... Oh, and don't get me started on the whole `locales` issue. Bottom line, lessons learned: If you're going to install Knoppix, and plan to be able to keep the system updated, start from the most recent version. If you actually know what you want on your system, you're better off not installing Knoppix. If you have a preference for Gnome or KDE, it's better to know that when you install the system. And use an install method that gives you the appropriate option. === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.

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