partitioning new installation

[Chris Aitken]

Chris Aitken wrote:

> Chris Aitken wrote:
>
>> Neil Watson wrote:
>>
>>> /var should be separate.  If any logs grow uncontrollably you don't 
>>> want
>>> them filling your / partition.
>>
>>
>>
>> OK, thanks. I went with /var 1 GB, swap 500 MB, /boot100 MB, 
>> remainder (17 ish GB) for /.
>>
>> At 'Firewall Configuration' I don't know whether or not to click 
>> 'Enable Firewall'. Also, I'm not clear on whether or not to 'allow 
>> access to specific services on [my] computer from other computers'. I 
>> don't remotely logon from other computers but I do go on the Internet 
>> via my cable ISP account. I do have the computer networked to another 
>> computer in the house - I don't want to screw any of that up but I 
>> don't want to give hackers free run of my PC either.
>
>
> I'm getting an unhandled exception page of problems with references to 
> files in /usr/lib/anaconda. Asking me to file a report to bugzilla.
>
> I don't know what to do about this. Is this something a GUI linux guy 
> can work through?

I would have preferred to partition in fdisk -- I was only given the 
choise of Disk Druid or Automatic, and they both took me to Disk Druid 
anyway.

>
> Chris


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