When I reinstalled (and in all my other previous installs), I've used full-disk install. Now I realize that when I use synaptic or apt-get, the apps are getting installed in the root partition (about 10 G) and my home partition (about 230 G) only has my Documents Wallpaper and something else.

So root is filling up quickly while home is relatively empty. Is it supposed to be this way or this I mess up something else, again?

Shouldn't I be installing apps into my home partition?

thanks.
Pedro

No. all apps are installed to your root partition, /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin etc. The config files and preferences will be in /home/you. 10g should be lots of space for /. My whole install is only 10g and I have 37% free space.

That is the way it should be for apps.
Just make sure you put videos, music, pdf, graphics etc into home.
10G should be ok for antiX, though it depends on what you want to install.

anticapitalista wrote:That is the way it should be for apps.
Just make sure you put videos, music, pdf, graphics etc into home.
10G should be ok for antiX, though it depends on what you want to install.

Even 5G should be enough for just antiX and a modest amount of data. Saving rich content media files is another matter, though, and that is where another partition with a good amount of free space is worthwhile. So if you already have 10G for the antiX root partition, you can install not only the base software, you can heavily customize it and still be in good shape.

i have a 3 GB partition with 50% free __{{emoticon}}__

ICE-M wrote:i have a 3 GB partition with 50% free __{{emoticon}}__

Yeah, that is much more in keeping with my expectations. A 3-5 GB antiX partition ought to be plenty, at least if you stick with the base system. As suggested earlier, just keep a separate partition for data. That way if you reinstall later, the data stays. At most you have partition table work to do, but usually antiX takes care of that stuff too.

Thanks Brian and all who responded. I could free up some of the root space if I get rid of some open office components that I don't use and also get rid of iceweasel since I am running opera now. I'm done with adding programs so root partition size is not a big issue at the moment.

Hopefully, since will go well when I upgrade.
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Pedro

plvera wrote:Thanks Brian and all who responded. I could free up some of the root space if I get rid of some open office components that I don't use and also get rid of iceweasel since I am running opera now. I'm done with adding programs so root partition size is not a big issue at the moment.

Hopefully, since will go well when I upgrade.
Best
Pedro

On some of my most active and full distributions, I have three or four Web browsers, a couple of Email clients, at least a half dozen window managers and more than ten text editors. I also have an office suite and other stuff. On the biggest of these systems, I sometimes go over 5 GB, but I've never topped the 7-8 GB range for system and applications. Email, videos, and other data, do drive up space needs, but if you keep them separate you should be fine. Again, 10 GB is more than enough for the system, you should have room to spare.