Hi All,
So the time has come when I have backed up all my data, cleaned out the
/home directory, and in the morning I should expect that all of my data
in Dropbox has finished synching. i have downloaded and tested the
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and burned it to DVD.
In the morning I will install the 2 new 2Tb HDDs , and load the DVD to
launch myself into unfamiliar territory, so when I get to the partition
stage of the process I will have 1 x 1Tb HDD for the system and /home
and the 2 x 2Tb drives for the RAID.
What should I do about partitioning? Should I use hard partitions say,
20Gb for the /root, should I use a /boot partition or just use the MBR?
Is mdadm a part of this process or does it get involved later ? ZFS for
the pair of drives?
I am hoping that this will go very smoothly and quickly, leaving me the
rest of the day for populating the RAID disks with data.
One more thing, I have found OpenSuse a really poor distro for video, in
my early days (Mandrake and Mandriva) really spoiled me because the
Power Pack release ensured that everything was working. But Linux has
really come a long way in AV and for Suse to have issues with Codecs is
just a little tired. Do I have to jump through hoops in Ubuntu to watch
an MP4 or a Matroska video?
May thanks
Andrew Greig
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