FOR NEW USERS, PERSONAL DEBIAN BOXES, HOME SYSTEMS, AND OTHER SINGLE-USER SETUPS, A SINGLE / PARTITION (PLUS SWAP) IS PROBABLY THE EASIEST, SIMPLEST WAY TO GO; YOU MIGHT NEED A SEPARATE /USR/LOCAL PARTITION IF YOU PLAN TO INSTALL MANY PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT PART OF THE DEBIAN DISTRIBUTION. IF YOUR MACHINE WILL BE A MAIL SERVER, YOU MIGHT NEED TO MAKE /VAR/MAIL A SEPARATE PARTITION.
