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Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box?

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Steve wrote:
> I'm thinking of having a new PC custom built and then having Kubuntu
> 12.04 installed on the hard drive.
> 
> Shopping around, it seems like 1 TB hard drives are the norm.
> 
> I would also like to install a virtual machine on this new PC to run
> Windows for the occasional use where I just can't get something on
> Linux ( for example, streaming Netflix ).    I would also like to be
> able to experiment with the occasional "new" linux distro, without
> jeopardizing my main Kubuntu install or VM set up.
> 
> I know I should ask the PC builder to give me a swap partition ( how
> much on a TB hard drive? ).
> 

its not his problem: You set that up yourself when you install Linux.


> Any other advice on how to lay the partitions out?
> 

With a modern distro simply have one enormous partition. By the time you 
realise what you really need in partition terms if anything, the machine 
will be obsolete.

> A friend at work suggested multiple hard drives, he said they could be
> set up so that I wouldn't have to dual boot.    Is there any values in
> this?
> 

Sound like bullshit to me.

> Thanks much in advance for any tips
> 
> Steve

What I advise is putting Linux in one big partition. If you want 
security buy a second bloody great disk and rsync one to the other 
overnight. That will include any or all other virtual machines.

THEN once you have a stable linux system use virtual box to create as 
many sandboxes as you want for windows, other linuxes  etc.

Don't store any data of any importance in windows - always map a virtual 
drive that is your linux data directory (/home/you) into the windows 
setup and keep all important data out of windows. That way when windows 
borks, you can restore to a known good snapshot without losing data.


Only dual boot if the screen speed on virtual box is to crappy for your 
application.

Streaming video may be that one app.

But of you have enough CPU grunt and a decent video card it should be OK

http://how-to.wikia.com/wiki/How_to_watch_Netflix_%28Watch_Instantly%29_in_Linux

In short get a good linux system working and use that for everything 
except things that wont run without windows, and VM that.  use a proper 
tool if you want like rsysnc to keep a copy of the linux system - or 
whatever parts of it are important to you - on a separate physical 
drive. Or even a separate physical machine!

Only dual boot as a last resort.


-- 
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To people who know too much, it is a sad fact
that they know how little is really possible -
and how hard it is to achieve it.

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Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? Steve <tinker123@gmail.com> - 2012-05-20 05:57 -0700
  Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-05-20 13:06 +0000
    Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-05-20 19:02 +0100
      Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2012-05-20 23:19 +0200
        Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2012-05-22 04:28 +0000
          Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-05-22 09:40 +0200
        Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? Stan Bischof <stan@worldbadminton.com> - 2012-06-01 17:22 +0000
          Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2012-06-03 19:12 +0200
            Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-06-04 01:01 +0000
              Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-06-04 09:37 +0200
                Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-06-04 14:46 +0000
                Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-06-05 09:18 +0200
  Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? Sam <sam@email-scan.com> - 2012-05-20 08:31 -0500
    Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2012-05-20 13:46 +0000
      Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2012-05-20 09:03 -0500
    [OT] Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? James Moe <jimoeDESPAM@sohnen-moe.com> - 2012-05-21 12:43 -0700
      Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? Sam <sam@email-scan.com> - 2012-05-21 16:48 -0500
  Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2012-05-20 17:41 +0200
  Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2012-05-20 17:18 +0000
  Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-05-20 18:58 +0100
    Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-05-20 19:53 +0100
  Re: Best Hard Drive Set Up For A New Linux Box? Danno <WhoaBaby@MySecretPlace.org> - 2012-05-31 12:01 -0600

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