[mdlug] Linux Desktops For Sale

[Aaron Kulkis]

Brian wrote:
> A 50 GB root seems a bit over zealous to me given the fact there
> shouldn't be a ton of files landing there anyway.  Many OEMs ship
> windows these days with a disk partitioned to house a recovery image.
> I think a quick explanation of the benefits it provides would be more
> than enough to placate a confused user and they'd be greatful in the
> case of a hosed OS.  Perhaps even grateful enough to brag to their
> friends that they didn't have to fork money over to some dude in a
> volkswagon to restore their system and keep their files.
> 

Exactly.
/home should ALWAYS be on a separate partition.

And advisably, /var, /usr/local (or /local), /opt and /tmp