This can also be dangerous because users have the capability to fill up the entire
disk, which can cause problems for the operating system. Do not use this option unless
you are prepared to monitor disk space carefully.
Desktop machine??”Gives the operating system its own space and gives home directories
their own space. This option is a good trade-off between the convenience of a single partition
and the increased safety of the multiuser scheme. However, the /tmp/ directory is
still part of the operating system partition, meaning that it is still fairly easy for people who
habitually use that directory to fill up the operating system partition.
Multiuser system??”Creates separate partitions for the root file system, /usr/, /var/,
/tmp/, and /home/. You can choose this option when you are using this system as a
server. It may also be a good choice for systems that will be used by more than just you,
your relatives, and your close friends. The trade-off is that you may run out of room on a
given partition even though the others have plenty of space, which means that you will
need to plan carefully.
In some situations, you may need to adjust the partition sizes selected by the multiuser partitioning
scheme to put more room where you are likely to need it:
If you are planning to compile a lot of large software packages, you??™ll need to have plenty
of space in the /usr/ partition.
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