mitch@mdmiller.com wrote: > Pardon me for being a neophyte here, but what else goes on the root > partition which takes any significant or dynamic amount of space? Isn't > the root just a place to put all the top level directories, the contents > of which are typically all on another partition anyway? It largely depends on how you set up your system. For instance, on most systems I set up, I end up having / and /usr on the same filesystem, which means that any RPMS I install end up on the root partition. If you start with a fairly small install and later decide to add a bunch of flashy office suites, games, or multimedia applications, your storage requirements can change drastically. -- Lars
