[TriLUG] partitioning advice

[Peter Long]

To all linux gurus:

What is the best way to partition your harddrive space so that it is
easier to manage upgrades? I am installing RH7.2 and I chose its
autopartion option. It created a 49MB /boot partition, a swap partition
and then just made everything else the / (root) partition. I was
expecting it to make a /home partition or a separate /usr partition. I
did choose a "Custom" install, maybe it behaves differently if you
choose "Workstation" or "Server".

What do the experts do and why?

Thanks in advance.

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Peter Long