Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

2021-10-19 Thread Brian
On Mon 18 Oct 2021 at 11:07:05 -0500, David Wright wrote: > On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 18:47:25 (+0100), Brian wrote: > > On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 10:12:34 -0500, David Wright wrote: > > > > [Lots of snipping] > > > > > If you want to see a blow-by-blow example of the partitioner, you > > > could revisit

Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

2021-10-18 Thread David Wright
On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 18:47:25 (+0100), Brian wrote: > On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 10:12:34 -0500, David Wright wrote: > > [Lots of snipping] > > > If you want to see a blow-by-blow example of the partitioner, you > > could revisit this post from a while back. IIRC the thread exercises > > most of the

Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

2021-10-16 Thread Tom Dial
On 10/16/21 05:27, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 10/16/2021 06:01 AM, Linux-Fan wrote: >> Richard Owlett writes: >> >>> I routinely place /home on its own partition. >>> Its structure resembles: >>> /home/richard >>> ├── Desktop >>> ├── Documents >>> ├── Downloads >>> ├── Notebooks >>> └── Pictures

Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

2021-10-16 Thread Brian
On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 10:12:34 -0500, David Wright wrote: [Lots of snipping] > If you want to see a blow-by-blow example of the partitioner, you > could revisit this post from a while back. IIRC the thread exercises > most of the wrinkles that could occur if the user interface is > misunderstood.

Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

2021-10-16 Thread David Wright
On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 09:28:30 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 10/16/2021 08:13 AM, Brian wrote: > > On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 07:42:39 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > On 10/16/2021 07:19 AM, Brian wrote: > > > > On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 06:27:49 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > > > On 10/16/2021

Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

2021-10-16 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 06:27:49AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > Can I, during the manual disk partitioning phase, specify that > /home/richard/Downloads be on its own partition *AND* the rest of > /home/richard/ be on its own partition? Yes, because when you specify what filesystem or ot

Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

2021-10-16 Thread Richard Owlett
On 10/16/2021 08:13 AM, Brian wrote: On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 07:42:39 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: On 10/16/2021 07:19 AM, Brian wrote: On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 06:27:49 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: On 10/16/2021 06:01 AM, Linux-Fan wrote: Richard Owlett writes: I routinely place /home on its

Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

2021-10-16 Thread Brian
On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 07:42:39 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 10/16/2021 07:19 AM, Brian wrote: > > On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 06:27:49 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > > > On 10/16/2021 06:01 AM, Linux-Fan wrote: > > > > Richard Owlett writes: > > > > > > > > > I routinely place /home on its ow

Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

2021-10-16 Thread Richard Owlett
On 10/16/2021 07:19 AM, Brian wrote: On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 06:27:49 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: On 10/16/2021 06:01 AM, Linux-Fan wrote: Richard Owlett writes: I routinely place /home on its own partition. Its structure resembles: /home/richard ├── Desktop ├── Documents ├── Downloads ├── No

Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

2021-10-16 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 01:19:05PM +0100, Brian wrote: > On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 06:27:49 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > On 10/16/2021 06:01 AM, Linux-Fan wrote: > > > Richard Owlett writes: > > > > > > > I routinely place /home on its own partition. > > > > Its structure resembles: > > > > /ho

Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

2021-10-16 Thread Brian
On Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 06:27:49 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 10/16/2021 06:01 AM, Linux-Fan wrote: > > Richard Owlett writes: > > > > > I routinely place /home on its own partition. > > > Its structure resembles: > > > /home/richard > > > ├── Desktop > > > ├── Documents > > > ├── Downloads >

Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

2021-10-16 Thread Richard Owlett
On 10/16/2021 06:01 AM, Linux-Fan wrote: Richard Owlett writes: I routinely place /home on its own partition. Its structure resembles: /home/richard ├── Desktop ├── Documents ├── Downloads ├── Notebooks └── Pictures My questions: 1. Can I have /home/richard/Downloads be on its own partition?

Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

2021-10-16 Thread Linux-Fan
Richard Owlett writes: I routinely place /home on its own partition. Its structure resembles: /home/richard ├── Desktop ├── Documents ├── Downloads ├── Notebooks └── Pictures My questions: 1. Can I have /home/richard/Downloads bed on its own partition? Yes. The only thing to consider is that

Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

2021-10-16 Thread piorunz
On 16/10/2021 11:39, Richard Owlett wrote: I routinely place /home on its own partition. Its structure resembles: /home/richard ├── Desktop ├── Documents ├── Downloads ├── Notebooks └── Pictures My questions: 1. Can I have /home/richard/Downloads bed on its own partition? Of course. Create a p