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	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	Creating a New Partition
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	Like most other operating systems, LFS is usually installed on a dedicated partition. The recommended approach to building an LFS system is to use an available empty partition or, if you have enough unpartitioned space, to create one.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	A minimal system requires a partition of around 10 gigabytes (GB). This is enough to store all the source tarballs and compile the packages. However, if the LFS system is intended to be the primary Linux system, additional software will probably be installed which will require additional space. A 30 GB partition is a reasonable size to provide for growth. The LFS system itself will not take up this much room. A large portion of this requirement is to provide sufficient free temporary storage as well as for adding additional capabilities after LFS is complete. Additionally, compiling packages can require a lot of disk space which will be reclaimed after the package is installed.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	Because there is not always enough Random Access Memory (RAM) available for compilation processes, it is a good idea to use a small disk partition as <systemitem class="filesystem">swap</systemitem> space. This is used by the kernel to store seldom-used data and leave more memory available for active processes. The <systemitem class="filesystem">swap</systemitem> partition for an LFS system can be the same as the one used by the host system, in which case it is not necessary to create another one.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	Start a disk partitioning program such as <command>cfdisk</command> or <command>fdisk</command> with a command line option naming the hard disk on which the new partition will be created&mdash;for example <filename class="devicefile">/dev/sda</filename> for the primary disk drive. Create a Linux native partition and a <systemitem class="filesystem">swap</systemitem> partition, if needed. Please refer to <ulink role='man' url='&man;cfdisk.8'>cfdisk(8)</ulink> or <ulink role='man' url='&man;fdisk.8'>fdisk(8)</ulink> if you do not yet know how to use the programs.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	For experienced users, other partitioning schemes are possible. The new LFS system can be on a software <ulink url="&blfs-book;postlfs/raid.html">RAID</ulink> array or an <ulink url="&blfs-book;postlfs/aboutlvm.html">LVM</ulink> logical volume. However, some of these options require an <ulink url="&blfs-book;postlfs/initramfs.html">initramfs</ulink>, which is an advanced topic. These partitioning methodologies are not recommended for first time LFS users.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	Remember the designation of the new partition (e.g., <filename class="devicefile">sda5</filename>). This book will refer to this as the LFS partition. Also remember the designation of the <systemitem class="filesystem">swap</systemitem> partition. These names will be needed later for the <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	Other Partition Issues
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	Requests for advice on system partitioning are often posted on the LFS mailing lists. This is a highly subjective topic. The default for most distributions is to use the entire drive with the exception of one small swap partition. This is not optimal for LFS for several reasons. It reduces flexibility, makes sharing of data across multiple distributions or LFS builds more difficult, makes backups more time consuming, and can waste disk space through inefficient allocation of file system structures.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	The Root Partition
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	A root LFS partition (not to be confused with the <filename class="directory">/root</filename> directory) of twenty gigabytes is a good compromise for most systems. It provides enough space to build LFS and most of BLFS, but is small enough so that multiple partitions can be easily created for experimentation.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	The Swap Partition
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	Most distributions automatically create a swap partition. Generally the recommended size of the swap partition is about twice the amount of physical RAM, however this is rarely needed. If disk space is limited, hold the swap partition to two gigabytes and monitor the amount of disk swapping.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	If you want to use the hibernation feature (suspend-to-disk) of Linux, it writes out the contents of RAM to the swap partition before turning off the machine. In this case the size of the swap partition should be at least as large as the system's installed RAM.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	Swapping is never good. For mechanical hard drives you can generally tell if a system is swapping by just listening to disk activity and observing how the system reacts to commands. With an SSD you will not be able to hear swapping, but you can tell how much swap space is being used by running the <command>top</command> or <command>free</command> programs. Use of an SSD for a swap partition should be avoided if possible. The first reaction to swapping should be to check for an unreasonable command such as trying to edit a five gigabyte file. If swapping becomes a normal occurrence, the best solution is to purchase more RAM for your system.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	The Grub Bios Partition
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	If the <emphasis>boot disk</emphasis> has been partitioned with a GUID Partition Table (GPT), then a small, typically 1 MB, partition must be created if it does not already exist. This partition is not formatted, but must be available for GRUB to use during installation of the boot loader. This partition will normally be labeled 'BIOS Boot' if using <command>fdisk</command> or have a code of <emphasis>EF02</emphasis> if using the <command>gdisk</command> command.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	The Grub Bios partition must be on the drive that the BIOS uses to boot the system. This is not necessarily the drive that holds the LFS root partition. The disks on a system may use different partition table types. The necessity of the Grub Bios partition depends only on the partition table type of the boot disk.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	Convenience Partitions
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	There are several other partitions that are not required, but should be considered when designing a disk layout. The following list is not comprehensive, but is meant as a guide.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	/boot &ndash; Highly recommended. Use this partition to store kernels and other booting information. To minimize potential boot problems with larger disks, make this the first physical partition on your first disk drive. A partition size of 200 megabytes is adequate.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Chinese (Simplified Han script)	/boot/efi &ndash; The EFI System Partition, which is needed for booting the system with UEFI. Read <ulink url="&blfs-book;postlfs/grub-setup.html">the BLFS page</ulink> for details.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	/boot/efi &ndash; The EFI System Partition, which is needed for booting the system with UEFI. Read <ulink url="&blfs-book;postlfs/grub-setup.html">the BLFS page</ulink> for details.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	/home &ndash; Highly recommended. Share your home directory and user customization across multiple distributions or LFS builds. The size is generally fairly large and depends on available disk space.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Chinese (Simplified Han script)	/usr &ndash; In LFS, <filename class="directory">/bin</filename>, <filename class="directory">/lib</filename>, and <filename class="directory">/sbin</filename> are symlinks to their counterparts in <filename class="directory">/usr</filename>. So <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> contains all the binaries needed for the system to run. For LFS a separate partition for <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> is normally not needed. If you create it anyway, you should make a partition large enough to fit all the programs and libraries in the system. The root partition can be very small (maybe just one gigabyte) in this configuration, so it's suitable for a thin client or diskless workstation (where <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> is mounted from a remote server). However, you should be aware that an initramfs (not covered by LFS) will be needed to boot a system with a separate <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> partition.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	/usr &ndash; In LFS, <filename class="directory">/bin</filename>, <filename class="directory">/lib</filename>, and <filename class="directory">/sbin</filename> are symlinks to their counterparts in <filename class="directory">/usr</filename>. So <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> contains all the binaries needed for the system to run. For LFS a separate partition for <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> is normally not needed. If you create it anyway, you should make a partition large enough to fit all the programs and libraries in the system. The root partition can be very small (maybe just one gigabyte) in this configuration, so it's suitable for a thin client or diskless workstation (where <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> is mounted from a remote server). However, you should be aware that an initramfs (not covered by LFS) will be needed to boot a system with a separate <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> partition.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	/opt &ndash; This directory is most useful for BLFS, where multiple large packages like KDE or Texlive can be installed without embedding the files in the /usr hierarchy. If used, 5 to 10 gigabytes is generally adequate.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	/tmp &ndash; A separate /tmp partition is rare, but useful if configuring a thin client. This partition, if used, will usually not need to exceed a couple of gigabytes. If you have enough RAM, you can mount a <systemitem class='filesystem'>tmpfs</systemitem> on /tmp to make access to temporary files faster.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Chinese (Simplified Han script)	/tmp &ndash; By default, systemd mounts a <systemitem class='filesystem'>tmpfs</systemitem> here. If you want to override that behavior, follow <xref linkend='systemd-no-tmpfs'/> when configuring the LFS system.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	/tmp &ndash; By default, systemd mounts a <systemitem class='filesystem'>tmpfs</systemitem> here. If you want to override that behavior, follow <xref linkend='systemd-no-tmpfs'/> when configuring the LFS system.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	/usr/src &ndash; This partition is very useful for providing a location to store BLFS source files and share them across LFS builds. It can also be used as a location for building BLFS packages. A reasonably large partition of 30-50 gigabytes provides plenty of room.
	Linux From Scratch 12.2/chapter02_creatingpartition — Spanish	Any separate partition that you want automatically mounted when the system starts must be specified in the <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file. Details about how to specify partitions will be discussed in <xref linkend="ch-bootable-fstab"/>.