After a decade (more than!) of using Linux I've found it easier to take the installer's advice about partitions. Then I finish the install and use the OS.
There was a time when much study and time was spent on this but I share I now just press the enter key and move to use as fast as I can.
Bob
Hi,
I'd like to install Linux (Fedora Core 5.0) on a second hard drive (160 GB).
I'd like to use the hard drive to (a) run (only) browsing/email on one partition (for security purposes), (b) run a few linux web-server apps on another partition (for development/testing), and (c) also have additional space for a linux data partition/backup partition.
I'm wondering if I should install linux as follows:
1. the Linux OS on one primary parition (EXT3, 5GB)?
2. the Linux swap on a second primary partition (EXT3, 1 to 2GB)?
3. the web/email linux apps on its own unique logical partition (EXT3, ~20GB)? (no personal data)
4. the web-server linux apps on another unique logical partition (EXT3, ~20GB)?
5. the linux data/backups on 3rd unique logical partition (EXT3, ~40GB)?
6. (a lot of extra hard drive space still left).
Is this partition strategy the best way to make the linux browsing/email apps run (the most) securely? (i.e., so that they can not access the other two logical partitions mentioned in 4. and 5.?).
Or do you think that I should install a separate Linux OS on each of the partitions mentioned in 3., 4., and 5. above to acheive better security?
Thanks for any input,
Sincerly,
dan

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