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<H2><A NAME="s11">11. Questions and Answers</A></H2>
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<EM>Check the newsgroups and try to determine some frequent
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problems and cover them here. Again an example from my HOWTO.</EM>
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<P>This is just a collection of what I believe are the most common
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questions people might have. Give me more feedback and I will
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turn this section into a proper FAQ.
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<LI>Q:How many physical disk drives (spindles) does a Linux system need?
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<P>A: Linux can run just fine on one drive (spindle). Having enough
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RAM (around 32 MB, and up to 64 MB) to support swapping is a
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better price/performance choice than getting a second disk.
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(E)IDE disk is usually cheaper (but a little slower) than SCSI.
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<LI>Q: Are there any disadvantages in this scheme?
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<P>A: There is only a minor snag: if even a single partition overflows
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the system might stop working properly. The severity depends of course
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on what partition is affected. Still this is not hard to monitor, the
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command <CODE>df</CODE> gives you a good overview of the situation. Also check
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the swap partition(s) using <CODE>free</CODE> to make sure you are not about
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to run out of virtual memory.
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<LI>Q: OK, so should I split the system into as many partitions
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as possible for a single drive?
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<P>A: No, there are several disadvantages to that. First of all maintenance
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becomes needlessly complex and you gain very little in this. In fact if your
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partitions are too big you will seek across larger areas than needed.
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This is a balance and dependent on the number of physical drives you have.
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