On Ma, 23 feb 21, 00:37:52, Semih Ozlem wrote: > I am currently pre-planning. If it could be done, then I am going to go > about searching and purchasing necessary devices in order to do the task. > That's why I am asking in the first place. I have a usb device that I can > attach for testing now. > > Currently I am just running from a live usb. Here is the output of df -h It seems to me like you are making some assumptions about Debian (and possibly Linux distributions in general) that lead to wrong conclusions. While it is technically possible to install Debian packages to different locations this is most likely the wrong solution to your problem. For a start it may help to understand the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard[1][2]. Additionally, a major difference between Debian (as well as most other Linux systems) and Windows is that library packages are installed to be available for all other packages on the system. This means that a library package forcibly installed to a different location is suddenly unavailable for packages that might need it. And this is just the beginning of potential problems if you go this route. As you seem to want to experiment the best solution for you is to do just that: experiment ;) I would recommend to start with a blank drive[3] and keep your partitioning as simple as possible (e.g. all in one partition). As you start filling the drive you can look into what data (preferable, if your application supports it) or parts of the system you need to move to different drives. Common candidates are /home (user data) and /var (variable application data) and even /usr (system packages, rather unlikely though). As has already been suggested, LVM can be used to make your storage more flexible, while adding significant complexity. [1] https://manpages.debian.org/hier [2] Live systems in particular might deviate significantly from it. Have fun, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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