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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Warm Greetings To GTALUG
Members,</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This coming weekend (Friday 13 April 2018) I will
be building my new desktop PC with the help of my friend who has built quite a
few PCs for his employer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The new PC will be running debian Linux and will
soon take over duties from an ancient Dell desktop PC running Windows XP
(acquired new in March 2005)..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I will post the final hardware configuration on
PCPartPicker once the new PC is operational.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>* * *</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>* * *</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>Meanwhile, I would like to ask GTALUG
members <U>please to itake a look at the partitioning configuraiton</U> I am
proposing for the 2 TB Western Digital HDD (best to stretch your email
client window to defeat word wrap):</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face="Courier New"><STRONG>==> *** STANDARD
LINUX ***</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1
face="Courier New"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face="Courier New">
/device partition</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face="Courier New"><STRONG>==> linux normal
boot #1: (current active version of linux os, will be recycled for next
version)<BR> /dev/sda1
gpt001 ext2 <FONT
color=#800000>???</FONT> /boot<BR>
/dev/sda2 gpt002
ext3 <FONT color=#800000>50</FONT> /
(root), /bin, /dev, /etc, /initrd, /lib, sbin</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1
face="Courier New"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face="Courier New"><STRONG>==> linux normal
boot #2: (next version of linux os, will become current
version)<BR> /dev/sda1
gpt003 ext2 <FONT
color=#800000>???</FONT> /boot<BR>
/dev/sda2 gpt004
ext3 <FONT color=#800000>50</FONT> /
(root), /bin, /dev, /etc, /initrd, /lib, sbin</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1
face="Courier New"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face="Courier New"><STRONG>==> linux rescue
boot:<BR> /dev/sda1
gpt005 ext2 <FONT
color=#800000>???</FONT> /boot <BR>
/dev/sda2 gpt006
ext3 <FONT color=#800000>50</FONT> /
(root), /bin, /dev, /etc, /initrd, /lib,
sbin<BR>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><FONT
color=#800000>150 GB + 3X boot</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1
face="Courier New"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face="Courier New"><STRONG>==> linux
temporary:<BR> /dev/sda3
gpt103 ext4 <FONT
color=#800000>64</FONT> (swap1)<BR>
/dev/sda4 gpt104
ext4 <FONT color=#800000>64</FONT>
(swap2)<BR> /dev/sda5
gpt105 ext4 <FONT
color=#800000>64</FONT> (swap3)<BR>
/dev/sda6 gpt106
ext4 <FONT color=#800000>200</FONT>
/tmp<BR>-------------------------------------------------<BR><FONT
color=#800000>392 GB</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1
face="Courier New"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face="Courier New"><STRONG>==> linux
permanent:<BR> /dev/sda7
gpt207 ext4 <FONT
color=#800000>100</FONT> /var<BR>
/dev/sda8 gpt208
ext4 <FONT color=#800000>100</FONT>
/usr</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1
face="Courier New"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face="Courier New"><STRONG>==> linux user
permanent:<BR> /dev/sda9
gpt309 ext4 <FONT
color=#800000>100</FONT> /usr/local<BR>
/dev/sda10 gpt310 ext4
<FONT color=#800000>100</FONT>
/home<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR><FONT
color=#800000>400 GB</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1
face="Courier New"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face="Courier New"><STRONG>==> ***
USER-DEFINED ***</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1
face="Courier New"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face="Courier New"><STRONG>
/dev/sda51 <FONT color=#800000>gpt551..557</FONT>
ext4 <FONT color=#800000>75X7</FONT> /!_d ...
/!_j (current, clone winxp partition structure, allow for
growth)<BR> /dev/sda52 gpt599
ext4 <FONT color=#800000>70</FONT>
/!~dell (WinXP archive C..J: ../winxp_c .. ../winxp_j (WinXP archive
C..J))<BR>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><FONT
color=#800000>595 GB</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1
face="Courier New"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face="Courier New"><STRONG>==> other
operating systems:<BR> /dev/sda61
gpt661 ext4 <FONT
color=#800000>???</FONT> /._win7 virtualized
windows 7<BR> /dev/sda62
gpt662 ext4 <FONT
color=#800000>???</FONT> /._win7_1<BR>
/dev/sda63 gpt663 ext4
<FONT color=#800000>???</FONT> /._dfly
virtualized dragonflybsd<BR> /dev/sda64
gpt664 ext4 <FONT
color=#800000>???</FONT>
/._dfly_1<BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><FONT
color=#800000>??? GB</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1
face="Courier New"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face="Courier New"><STRONG>==> ssd
partitions:<BR> /dev/sda71
gpt771 ext4
-- /.~ssd01 (ssd partition) | total
ssd<BR> /dev/sda72 gpt772
ext4 -- /.~ssd02 (ssd
partition) | capacity<BR> /dev/sda73
gpt773 ext4
-- /.~ssd03 (ssd partition) | 256
GB<BR> --------- ---------
---- -----
-----------------------------------------------<BR><FONT color=#800080>N/A
GB</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1
face="Courier New"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face="Courier New"><STRONG>==>
allocated:
<FONT color=#800000>1537 GB</FONT> (+ 3x boot)<BR>==>
unallocated:
<FONT color=#800000>+ 463 GB</FONT> (- 3x boot)<BR>
--------- --------- ---- -----
-----------------------------------------------<BR>==> Total HDD
Capacity: <FONT
color=#800000>2000 GB</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><STRONG>Note 1:</STRONG> Please be aware
that I am a <U>complete Linux newbie</U> but with a software engineering
background.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><STRONG>Note 2:</STRONG> Hoping to be able to
swap back and forth between an "active" version of Linux and the "next" version
of Linux, by switching the roles of partitions (<STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff face="Courier New">gpt001, gpt002) <==>
(gpt003,gpt004</FONT></STRONG>) .</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><STRONG>Note 3:</STRONG> Please be aware that
I intend to maintain most of my user-related content in the seven
(7) partitions <STRONG><FONT color=#800000
face="Courier New">gpt551..gpt557</FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>* * *</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>* * *</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Comments, criticisms, questions
welcome.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Steve</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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