[Bio-Linux] Fresh install - partitioning?

[Tony Travis]

On 14/10/14 15:10, Vikram Chhatre wrote:
> Hello,
>
> New Bio-Linux user here.  We are getting ready to install v.8 on a Dell
> PowerEdge server and wondering if we need to manually create root, home,
> boot and swap partitions.  If we go with the default option, what
> partitions are created?

I recommend installing into four partitions:

  /
  swap
  /home
  /work

The "work" directory is where to work on shared projects, because "home"
should be private"

HTH,

  Tony.

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