Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: start up speed

Hi :)
I tend to make / around 10-15Gb now for Ubuntu.  100Mb is about enough for a separate /boot 
partiiton but not enough for the / of most distros, especially not for the most bloated distro of 
all.  I've found that even 8Gb gets in trouble quite quickly unless you are quite good at doing 
maintenance such as using the Janitor fairly often.  

You don't get much of a performance boost by having a separate /home unless that /home is on a 
physically separate drive but it does make he system more robust and safer to upgrade.
Regards from
Tom :)





> ________________________________
> From: Andrew Brown <andrewbr@icon.co.za>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 8:19
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: start up speed
>
>
> Ubuntu install is the same, if using the default install options it 
> creates the swap partition (at least equal to installed RAM amount), and 
> then then one partition for all. I change this and like many here, 
> create the root / (100MB), and the balance of the drive capacity to 
> /home, keeping my data separate.
>
> Regards
>
> Andrew Brown
>
> On 07/08/2013 07:53 AM, Doug wrote:
> > On 08/07/2013 01:05 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > > Hi :)
> > > If you have your /home on a separate partition then it might be possible to install the 64bit 
> > > version of Ubuntu without disturbing your 32 it version.  I tend to use a 10-15Gb partition for 
> > > / for Ubuntu.  It doesn't really need all that much space but Ubuntu is about the most bloated 
> > > distro at the moment.  Having plenty of space makes it easier when installing programs.
> > > Regards from
> > > Tom :)
> > I did that on PCLOS. It works well, altho a few apps that are strictly
> > 32-bit will not run on the 64-bit installation.I lost Adobe Reader on
> > the 64-bit os, because there is no 64-bit version of that s/w. I had to
> > go find a 64-bit version of one or two other programs. But basically,
> > it's a lot simpler than having to back up all your files to an external
> > storage medium and then having to copy everything back to a completely
> > new install.
> >
> > You will have to make a new blank partition on the drive, using
> > gparted or something similar, and format it to ext4 and call it /
> > Then when you install the 64-bit version, DO NOT format /home,
> > only / (Your distro may or may not make it mandatory to reformat /
> > during the install, even tho you formatted it already.)
> >
> > Be careful when you install the 64-bit os, so as to NOT make a new
> > /home. Note that you probably already have a swap partition, so
> > don't make another one. Any and all Linux os's on the disk can use
> > the one swap.
> >
> > It has been quite a while since I did an Ubuntu install, so I can't
> > be more specific. And I don't think I would try this with Korora--
> > its installation would drive a saint crazy! (Just to get it onto
> > two partitions is maddening!)
> >
> > Good luck--doug
>
>
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