Re: Partitioning an SSD?

[DdB <debianlist@potentially-spam.de-bruyn.de>]

Am 16.02.2023 um 07:44 schrieb DdB:
> I do use (NVMe-) SSD, and i did partition it.
> I did it to make sure, pages/partitions start on PHYSICAL boundaries,
> not the logical ones reported to satisfy Windooze. Not every model
> reports correct hardware parameters to the OS.
> 
> What i would recommend, is to use GPT/UEFI if possible, to avoid future
> hassle and limitations (gdisk being your friend) and set alignment
> manually to the physical page size. That is going to avoid eventual
> read/write cycles to accomodate emulating 512e virtual sectors and also
> wasting space on the drive.
> 
> Apart from that, i do not think, you would be limited to do anything you
> want with the installation. My personal preference has always been to
> have room for 3 OS partitions (20GB max each), one for real, one for
> fast cloning/backup and one for wild experimentation. Any serious backup
> belonging onto outside media/computer anyway.
> 
> just my 2 cents
> 
> But everybody has different needs and habits, so do, whatever suits you.
> 
> 

I forgot to mention, that i prefer using real RAM to swapping,
especially on SSD's, as those fast use patitions (swap space and the
like) eat those up literally and wear them out quickly. Enough RAM makes
any system fast, so for me swap space doesnt make sense.