Default FS Layout Too Small?

[Christoph Mallon]

Maksim Yevmenkin schrieb:
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Christoph Mallon
> <christoph.mallon at gmx.de> wrote:
>> Sean Bruno schrieb:
>>> I noted that if I choose the auto defaults for my F/S layout, sysinstall
>>> will not reserve enough space for root(512MB?).  This is just barely
>>> enough to recompile and install an updated kernel.  Much more than that
>>> and the F/S is full.
>>>
>>> I would assume that the default would be much larger now-a-days. I think
>>> a simple doubling to 1G would be sufficient.
>>>
>>> Comments?
>> You are not supposed to compile stuff (or put any other large and often
>> changing stuff) on the root fs.
> 
> uhmmm.... i _think_ he is talking about the fact that 512mb root fs is
> barely enough to keep /boot/kernel/ and /boot/kernel.old/ together.
> surely you agree that keeping previous (working) copy of the kernel is
> a "really good idea" when trying out new kernel. i personally have
> been bitten by the same problem. spinning hard drives are _really_ big
> and cheap those days, so i would say we probably should increase
> default root fs size.

I have several old kernels on my 256MB / and there is no space problem.