On Wed Jul 29 08:39:26 2020 Andrew Cater <amaca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You _can_ use guided partitioning as a guide. Use Windows to > reduce the amount of space it takes on the disk. Use Windows > tools to format the second half of the disk, or whatever to vfat. Note that with NTFS you can't shrink the Windows partition to less than half its size. NTFS creates a Master File Table smack in the middle of the partition, and it's immovable. Well, generally - if you go to https://www.raxco.com you'll find a utility called PerfectDisk, which with minor handwaving and a reboot or two can move the MFT. You can download a demo that will work long enough to do the job. Repeat as necessary; I shrank the NTFS partition on my formerly Windows-only laptop from 250GB down to 45GB. As for partition sizing, I set up my machines with three partitions: /, /home, and swap. If you're going to be installing lots of software on your machine (especially games), I'd recommend setting aside 20 or 30 gigabytes for /, since /usr can get pretty large. I learned this the hard way after getting caught behind the 8-ball after a kernel upgrade. Fortunately, gparted came to the rescue, allowing me to shave 10GB off /home and give it to /. I use the old rule of thumb of twice memory size for swap, and give what's left to /home. You definitely want /home in its own partition - it makes life much easier when doing upgrades, since you can completely wipe out / while leaving /home intact. (Needless to say, though, I back up /home regularly, plus /etc and /usr for good measure.) BTW please don't top-post. Not all of us are Jeopardy fans. -- /~\ Charlie Gibbs | Microsoft is a dictatorship. \ / <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> | Apple is a cult. X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | Linux is anarchy. / \ if you read it the right way. | Pick your poison.
