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Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup?

From David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup?
Date 2020-07-29 08:20 +0200
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On 2020-07-28 13:53, gajuph4pre@yahoo.com wrote:
> I have manually partitioned my hard disk drive as follows:
> 
> /boot is assigned 200MB /root is assigned 10GB /swap is assigned 20GB
> /home is assigned 35GB /var is assigned 10GB /usr is assigned 5GB
> /usr-local is assigned 5GB /opt is assigned 5GB /srv is assigned 5GB
> 
> In terms of capacity, which of the above partitions are 
> over-provisioned?
> 
> Which of the above are under-provisioned?
> 
> Below are the essential information on my machine:
> 
> Intel i3-1005G1 CPU 4GB DDR4-2666MHz RAM onboard 250GB SSD No 
> discreet graphics card Machine not used for gaming or creative
> design work


On 2020-07-28 16:14, gajuph4pre@yahoo.com wrote:
> My hard disk drive is used to dual boot Microsoft Windows with 
> Debian. Secure Boot is enabled in the BIOS.
> 
> I assigned 100GB for Debian 10.4.
> 
> About your statement: "You don't need a separate /boot unless you're 
> running an odd filesystem for root."
> 
> I don't want Debian to install the Grub bootloader onto the space 
> occupied by Windows bootloader. I had an unpleasant experience when
> I installed Microsoft Windows 10 first followed by Debian Buster. I
> was unable to boot into Microsoft Windows OS. That's why I dedicated
> a discreet partition for Debian called /boot.
> 
> For your information, I use GPT (GUID Partition Table) on UEFI 
> firmware. MBR and legacy BIOS are behind me now.
> 
> Based on your recommendations, I only need the partitions named 
> below:
> 
> /root /home /swap (optional) /var


On 2020-07-28 16:17, gajuph4pre@yahoo.com wrote:
> Based on my experience, a full install of Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
consumes about 28.8GB of disk space.


On 2020-07-28 16:23, gajuph4pre@yahoo.com wrote:
> I only started to get serious about using Linux or *BSD distros 
> after Edward Snowden's revelations. Prior to that I was a 100%
> Microsoft
Windows guy.


On 2020-07-28 20:09, gajuph4pre@yahoo.com wrote:
> Sorry for the noob question but what does /home contain?

/home contains user home directories.  This is where all of your desktop 
settings and application data are stored by default.


I assume your computer is a laptop (?).  What is the make and model?


That is a recent processor:

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/196588/intel-core-i3-1005g1-processor-4m-cache-up-to-3-40-ghz.html


I assume you laptop has only one drive bay (?).  What is the interface? 
  What is the make and model of the SSD?


How many memory module slots in the laptop?  What size modules are 
installed?  Are there any available slots?


Unfortunately, new hardware typically means Debian Stable lacks the 
device drivers needed to support your hardware.  This will force you to 
use Debian backports, Debian Testing, and/or Debian Unstable, which 
means more problems and more work.


On the positive side, your CPU supports virtualization.  I suggest that 
you run Debian inside a virtual machine.


Downsides include:

1.  Performance will not be maximum, but should be more than adequate.

2.  You may need to adjust hypervisor hot key assignments so that they 
do not interfere with desktop, apps, etc., key assignments inside the VM.


Upsides include:

1.  With dual-boot, you can only run one OS at a time.  I found this to 
be a major source of frustration -- no matter which OS I was running, I 
needed something on the other OS.  With a hypervisor, you can run your 
host OS and your VM simultaneously.  Problem solved.

2.  Virtual hardware provided by mainstream hypervisors is several years 
old, very well tested, and well supported by Debian and others.  This 
avoids a lot of headaches.  Debian Stable should "just work" OOTB.

3.  Mainstream hypervisors provide an option for virtual disks that grow 
with usage.  So, you can create a virtual disk drive, install Debian (~8 
GB for a graphical desktop install), and your laptop drive will only see 
what is actually used.  (I use and recommend 16 GB disks with 1 GB for 
boot, 1 GB for encrypted swap, and 12 GB for encrypted root.)

4.  You can share a folder between the host and the VM, making it easy 
to share files without having to figure out networking or file servers. 
  Thus, you don't need a large partition for /home.

5.  It is easy to add, remove, and resize virtual disks.  (Resizing 
partitions, volumes, and filesystems is dependent upon the OS running 
inside the VM.)

6.  Virtual machines can be exported and imported to and from other 
computers and cloud providers very easily.  Export and import make 
migrations, backup, and restore trivial.


David

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Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? "gajuph4pre@yahoo.com" <gajuph4pre@yahoo.com> - 2020-07-28 23:20 +0200
  Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2020-07-28 23:30 +0200
  Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-07-28 23:30 +0200
    Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Andrew Cater <amacater@gmail.com> - 2020-07-29 00:00 +0200
      Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-07-29 00:30 +0200
        Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Andrew Cater <amacater@gmail.com> - 2020-07-29 00:50 +0200
          Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? "gajuph4pre@yahoo.com" <gajuph4pre@yahoo.com> - 2020-07-29 01:40 +0200
          Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Keith Bainbridge <ke1th3216@gmail.com> - 2020-07-29 03:30 +0200
        Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Keith bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-07-29 02:30 +0200
      Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? "gajuph4pre@yahoo.com" <gajuph4pre@yahoo.com> - 2020-07-29 01:40 +0200
    Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? "gajuph4pre@yahoo.com" <gajuph4pre@yahoo.com> - 2020-07-29 01:40 +0200
      Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-07-29 03:40 +0200
        Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? "gajuph4pre@yahoo.com" <gajuph4pre@yahoo.com> - 2020-07-29 05:30 +0200
          Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-07-29 13:40 +0200
            Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Andrew Cater <amacater@gmail.com> - 2020-07-29 13:50 +0200
              Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? "gajuph4pre@yahoo.com" <gajuph4pre@yahoo.com> - 2020-07-29 15:50 +0200
                Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2020-07-29 16:00 +0200
            Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-07-29 14:40 +0200
            Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-07-29 14:40 +0200
    Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? "gajuph4pre@yahoo.com" <gajuph4pre@yahoo.com> - 2020-07-29 01:40 +0200
      Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-07-29 03:50 +0200
        Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? "gajuph4pre@yahoo.com" <gajuph4pre@yahoo.com> - 2020-07-29 05:40 +0200
          Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-07-29 14:10 +0200
  Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-07-29 08:20 +0200
  Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2020-07-29 16:00 +0200
    Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Daniel Barclay <danielbarclay.oss@gmail.com> - 2020-08-10 17:50 +0200
  Re: Are the assigned capacities sufficient for my setup? Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2020-07-29 17:30 +0200
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