12:02 a.m.
commit dc513c2bb56fbebb3de47f20e91beae63037ffc1
Author: Pete Travis <immanetize(a)fedoraproject.org>
Date: Fri Dec 20 23:02:35 2013 -0700
modernizing partitioning requirements and guidelines
en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml | 8 ++++----
.../Disk_Partitioning_Scheme_common-listitem-1.xml | 2 +-
en-US/Disk_Partitioning_X86_Partitions.xml | 10 +++++-----
3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml b/en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml
index 9fbc821..bad7f9e 100644
--- a/en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml
+++ b/en-US/Advice_on_Partitions.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Each kernel installed on your system requires approximately 10 MB on the <filename
class="partition">/boot</filename> partition. Unless you plan to
install a great many kernels, the default partition size of 250 MB for <filename
class="partition">/boot</filename> should suffice.
+ Each kernel installed on your system requires approximately 220 MB on the
<filename class="partition">/boot</filename> partition. The boot
partition can also be used during upgrades, so leaving extra room is recommended. Unless
you plan to install a great many kernels, the default partition size of 500 MB for
<filename class="partition">/boot</filename> should suffice.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> directory holds
the majority of software content on a Fedora system. For an installation of the default
set of software, allocate at least 4 GB of space. If you are a software developer or plan
to use your Fedora system to learn software development skills, you may want to at least
double this allocation.
- </para>
+ The <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> directory
holds the majority of software content on a Fedora system. Because crucial applications
and utilities are located in <filename class="directory"
>/usr</filename>, Fedora does not support placing it on a separate partition.
+ </para>
<important>
<title>Do not place <filename
class="directory">/usr</filename> on a separate file
system</title>
<para>
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
<filename class="partition">/boot</filename>
</entry>
<entry>
- 250 MB <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>
partition
+ 500 MB <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>
partition
</entry>
</row>
diff --git a/en-US/Disk_Partitioning_Scheme_common-listitem-1.xml
b/en-US/Disk_Partitioning_Scheme_common-listitem-1.xml
index 2baa2c5..2c0dad8 100644
--- a/en-US/Disk_Partitioning_Scheme_common-listitem-1.xml
+++ b/en-US/Disk_Partitioning_Scheme_common-listitem-1.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
</formalpara>
<para>
- A 3.0 GB partition allows you to install a minimal installation, while a 5.0 GB root
partition lets you perform a full installation, choosing all package groups.
+ A 3 GB partition allows you to install a minimal installation. For a full desktop
installation, a <emphasis>minimum</emphasis> of 20GB for the root partition is
recommended.
</para>
<important>
<title>Root and <filename
class="directory">/root</filename></title>
diff --git a/en-US/Disk_Partitioning_X86_Partitions.xml
b/en-US/Disk_Partitioning_X86_Partitions.xml
index 78482b3..db232fe 100644
--- a/en-US/Disk_Partitioning_X86_Partitions.xml
+++ b/en-US/Disk_Partitioning_X86_Partitions.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
If you create many partitions instead of one large <filename
class="partition">/</filename> partition, upgrades become easier.
<!-- Refer to the description of the Edit option in <xref
linkend="s1-diskpartitioning-x86" /> for more information. -->
</para>
<para>
- The following table summarizes minimum partition sizes for the partitions containing
the listed directories. You <emphasis>do not</emphasis> have to make a
separate partition for each of these directories. For instance, if the partition
containing <filename class="directory">/foo</filename> must be at
least 500 MB, and you do not make a separate <filename
class="partition">/foo</filename> partition, then the <filename
class="partition">/</filename> (root) partition must be at least 500
MB.
+ The following table summarizes minimum partition sizes for the partitions containing
the listed directories. You <emphasis>do not</emphasis> have to make a
separate partition for each of these directories. For instance, if the partition
containing <filename class="directory">/foo</filename> must be at
least 2 GB, and you do not make a separate <filename
class="partition">/foo</filename> partition, then the <filename
class="partition">/</filename> (root) partition must be at least 2 GB.
</para>
<table frame="all" id="tb-Minumum_partition_sizes">
<title>Minimum partition sizes</title>
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
<filename class="directory">/</filename>
</entry>
<entry>
- 250 MB
+ 2 GB
</entry>
</row>
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
<filename class="directory">/usr</filename>
</entry>
<entry>
- 250 MB, but avoid placing this on a separate partition
+ <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> on a
seperate partition is not supported.
</entry>
</row>
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
<filename class="directory">/tmp</filename>
</entry>
<entry>
- 50 MB
+ <systemitem class="filesystem">tmpfs</systemitem> by
default, 50 MB otherwise.
</entry>
</row>
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
<filename class="directory">/var</filename>
</entry>
<entry>
- 384 MB
+ 500 MB
</entry>
</row>