To make the partitions listed below on your system; this is the partition we'll need for our server installation example; the command will be under Disk Druid:
| Add |
| Mount Point: /boot our /boot directory. |
| Size (Megs): 5 |
| Partition Type: Linux Native |
| Ok |
| Add |
| Mount Point: /usr our /usr directory. |
| Size (Megs): 512 |
| Partition Type: Linux Native |
| Ok |
| Add |
| Mount Point: /home our /home directory. |
| Size (Megs): 1146 |
| Partition Type: Linux Native |
| Ok |
| Add |
| Mount Point: /chroot our /chroot directory. |
| Size (Megs): 256 |
| Partition Type: Linux Native |
| Ok |
| Add |
| Mount Point: /cache our /cache directory. |
| Size (Megs): 256 |
| Partition Type: Linux Native |
| Ok |
| Add |
| Mount Point: /var our /var directory. |
| Size (Megs): 256 |
| Partition Type: Linux Native |
| Ok |
| Add |
| Mount Point: our /Swap partition leave the Mount Point Blank. |
| Size (Megs): 128 |
| Partition Type: Linux Swap |
| Ok |
| Add |
| Mount Point: /tmp our /tmp directory. |
| Size (Megs): 256 |
| Partition Type: Linux Native |
| Ok |
| Add |
| Mount Point: / our / directory. |
| Size (Megs): 256 |
| Partition Type: Linux Native |
| Ok |
After the partitions of your hard disk has been completed, you must see something like the following information on your screen. Our mount points will look like this:
Table 3.1. Sample representaion of partitions
| Mount Point | Device | Requested | Actual | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /boot | sda1 | 5M | 5M | Linux Native |
| /usr | sda5 | 512M | 1146M | Linux Native |
| /home | sda6 | 256M | 256M | Linux Native |
| /chroot | sda7 | 256M | 256M | Linux Native |
| /cache | sda8 | 256M | 256M | Linux Native |
| /var | sda9 | 256M | 256M | Linux Native |
| <Swap> | sda10 | 128M | 128M | Linux Swap |
| /tmp | sda11 | 256M | 256M | Linux Native |
| / | sda12 | 256M | 256M | Linux Native |
We are using a SCSI hard disk hence the first two letters of the device are sd.