[colug-432] Install and Manually Partition Debian

[tom]

On 03/14/2014 05:53 PM, George Larson wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 5:58 PM, tom <thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com> wrote:
>> How advanced does one need to be to Install and manually partition
>> Debian?
> I think manually a drive when I think of Arch, Slackware and maybe
> Gentoo?  Definitely don't think that you need to do such things
> manually for Debian but, like anything else, it's only daunting until
> you've read a bit.  If you've a drive free and clear that you can use
> then there shouldn't be anything scary about it at all.  If you're
> trying to carve out space on an existing system (and assuming it's
> Windows) then Wubi might be something to consider.
I had the foresight to do on an extra drive
>
>> Does one need to know how to write their own /etc/fstab?
> Uhm...  You probably will not need to write your own fstab.  May I ask
> what you're planning to do?
See http://imagebin.org/299394
"During the install you will be required to write your own /etc/fstab"

/
/tmp
/home
swap

And yes I do require a /tmp with size specified by me. /tmp is not big 
enough on default install to meet my needs.
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>> What other skills does one need to have?
> See above.  If you just want to use GNU/Linux, I don't think you need
> any of the mentioned skills.
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> Why do you want to write your own fstab?
I do not want to. It is required by the Linux Mint Debian Installer, 
again see http://imagebin.org/299394
>
Tom