From: David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 15:12:16 -0600 > With such a small disk, I'd try modifying that suggestion: dispense > with /home, but only during the installation, making partition 3 the > one used for the iso ( and marked "do not use"): > > Part 1 labeled ROOT. 7 GB. Format ext4. > Part 2 labeled SWAP. 1 GB. Format swap or linux-swap. > Part 3 labeled HOME. 4 GB. Format ext4. (The LABEL doesn't affect things.) > > When the installation has completed, you can now, as root, > > . mount Part 3 as /mnt > . clear any installation files off it > . cp -a /home/<sysadmin> /mnt/ (which should be user 1000's ~, > containing just the files that were copied from /etc/skel) > . edit /etc/fstab to mount LABEL=HOME on /home > . umount /mnt/ > . mount -a (to mount /home) > . login ordinarily, as sysadmin. > > That increases your space on /home by 14%.
That's similar to the proceedure described in this message. https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2020/12/msg00197.html Thanks, ... P. -- Tel: +1 604 670 0140 Bcc: peter at easthope. ca
