However you partition, I would strongly encourage you to split off a separate /home partition so that you can keep all your personal data (Email, archives, etc.) through system upgrades or the rare re-install. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV | From the pines down to the projects, Email: davros at ycardz.com | Life pushes up through the cracks. Phone: (972) 276-6360 | And it's only going forward, ICQ: 36621210 | And it's never going back.--Small Potatoes