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author | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2006-04-29 19:46:52 +0000 |
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committer | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2006-04-29 19:46:52 +0000 |
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- Switch Finnish from XML-based to PO-based translation
- Correct placement of changelog entries from Joey
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diff --git a/fi/partitioning/sizing.xml b/fi/partitioning/sizing.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 3a7441dc6..000000000 --- a/fi/partitioning/sizing.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- original version: 11648 untranslated --> - - - <sect1 id="partition-sizing"> - <title>Deciding on Debian Partitions and Sizes</title> -<para> - -At a bare minimum, GNU/Linux needs one partition for itself. You can -have a single partition containing the entire operating system, -applications, and your personal files. Most people feel that a -separate swap partition is also a necessity, although it's not -strictly true. <quote>Swap</quote> is scratch space for an operating system, -which allows the system to use disk storage as <quote>virtual -memory</quote>. By putting swap on a separate partition, Linux can make much -more efficient use of it. It is possible to force Linux to use a -regular file as swap, but it is not recommended. - -</para><para> - -Most people choose to give GNU/Linux more than the minimum number of -partitions, however. There are two reasons you might want to break up -the file system into a number of smaller partitions. The first is for -safety. If something happens to corrupt the file system, generally -only one partition is affected. Thus, you only have to replace (from -the backups you've been carefully keeping) a portion of your -system. At a bare minimum, you should consider creating what is -commonly called a <quote>root partition</quote>. This contains the most essential -components of the system. If any other partitions get corrupted, you -can still boot into GNU/Linux to fix the system. This can save you the -trouble of having to reinstall the system from scratch. - -</para><para> - -The second reason is generally more important in a business setting, -but it really depends on your use of the machine. For example, a mail -server getting spammed with e-mail can easily fill a partition. If you -made <filename>/var/mail</filename> a separate partition on the mail -server, most of the system will remain working even if you get spammed. - -</para><para> - -The only real drawback to using more partitions is that it is often -difficult to know in advance what your needs will be. If you make a -partition too small then you will either have to reinstall the system -or you will be constantly moving things around to make room in the -undersized partition. On the other hand, if you make the partition too -big, you will be wasting space that could be used elsewhere. Disk -space is cheap nowadays, but why throw your money away? - -</para> - </sect1> |