On 14 July 2013 00:51, lee <lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ian Malone <ibmalone@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> On 12 July 2013 21:45, lee <lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> And there needs to be something like an option for extended partitioning >>> that allows you to do whatever you want. Having the installer do it for >>> you is a nice option to have and it's not enough. >>> >> >> On install from live discs at least there is definitely custom partitioning. > > Are you referring to the option the installer gives you to do your > own/custom partitioning? If so, you can do that, but you do not know > where on the disks the partitions are being put --- or is there way to > see and to decide that? > Okay, I didn't quite realise what you wanted. If you're talking about block-level control of the partition creation you can't do that (though it's probably a bit redundant these days). On the other hand I think they should be created in the order they're displayed on the partitioning screen, so that should just be a case of adding them in the order you want. >>> On a side note, you can now put /usr onto its own partition like it >>> should be. >> >> Does anyone know whether this is a good idea given usrmove? Everything >> in /bin is supposed to end up in /usr/bin so far as I know. > > When installing F17, the installer didn't let me put /usr onto its own > partition. The installer of F19 doesn't mind. It may be a bad idea, > yet it works. > Would be interested if someone could chip in on whether this is a good idea or not. In the standard hierarchy it should be possible, but usrmove has broken with that. -- imalone http://ibmalone.blogspot.co.uk -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
