On 2004-07-03 19:09:43 +0100 John Seago johnseago@two-ravens.org.uk wrote:
[...] can see no real reason for the multi partition installation. Would the Group like to persuade me otherwise?
Putting /home on another partition seems to be really helpful for data recovery (just deleted a dozen vital files? Next command is "remount -o remount,ro /home" and then get the tools out) and preservation through upgrades. Also stops users filling the system filespace.
Putting /var on another partition seems to be useful for stopping log files filling the disk.
You might not care about the above, though, or be prepared to live with the risks to get the flexibility of having one large partition. You can make arguments for each of the other common partitions, but the ones I can think of seem unlikely for most desktop users.