Translations:Handbook:Alpha/Blocks/Disks/15/en

The number of partitions is highly dependent on the environment. For instance, if a system has lots of users, then it is recommended to have separate as it increases security and makes backups easier. If Gentoo is being configured to perform as a mailserver, then should be separate as all mails are stored inside. A good choice of filesystem will then maximize the performance. Game servers will have a separate as most gaming server software are installed there. The reason is similar for : security and backups. In any case, make sure to keep big: not only will it contain the majority of applications, the portage tree alone takes around 500 Mbyte excluding the various sources that are stored in it.