Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation
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 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?
> > > >
> > > > Yes. The only thing to consider is that they are mounted in correct
> > > > order i.e. first /home/richard then /home/richard/Downloads.
> > >
> > > I think my question was misunderstood.
> > > Perhaps I should have repeated "Disk partitioning phase of installation" in
> > > the body of my message.
> > >
> > > Rephrasing my question:
> > >
> > > 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?
> >
> > A moun point can be *manually* specified for any partition.
> >
> > > > Alternatively, you could mount them at independent times by using a
> > > > mountpoint outside of /home/richard (e.g. /media/richards_downloads) and
> > > > having `Downloads` as a symbolic link pointing to the mountpoint of
> > > > choice (`ln -s /media/richards_downloads Downloads`).
> > > >
> > > > > 2. How could I have found the answer?
> > > >
> > > > By trying it out :)
> > >
> > > *BAD* answer.
> > > Obviously I was asking how could I have found the appropriate documentation.
> >
> > 0/10? I reckon my answer deserves 10/10 :). Look at what d-i offers
> > in its partitioning menu.
> >
>
> Not a 10/10 as it was the d-i menu that prompted the question ;{
You're a hard man! :)
> Is there documentation for the details of that sub-menu?
Not that I have seen. The Installation Guide would be the first place
to look for it.
--
Brian.
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