Since i’m going to reinstall Manjaro, i have 2 SSDs.
One Nvme, and other that i formatted to BTRFS that used to have a Windows install, now it’s just a backup storage disk.
During the installation, is it going to be mounted automatically?
Or am i going to have to set the mount point?
It has my data on it, so i don’t plan on formatting it, but do i need to mount it, or will it be recognized when the system installs?
Also, i plan to format the Nvme and install Manjaro to it like it is now.
Is there any special partition scheme i should know?
Currently, the entire / is just one partition + swap, but should i maybe do it some other way?
During the installation, is it going to be mounted automatically? No
Or am i going to have to set the mount point? No, just ignore it while installing
Later on, in the installed system you need to set one or more mountpoints into fstab
It has my data on it, so i don’t plan on formatting it, but do i need to mount it, or will it be recognized when the system installs? No It will not be recognized. It will be left as it is.
Is there any special partition scheme i should know?
When using btrfs you only need
one partition for EFI
one partition for btrfs (one volume !)
subvolume /@ (/ in filesystem)
subvolume /@home (/home in filesystem)
one partition for swap (at least as big as your RAM)
In the wiki you will find plenty of information about btrfs and about partitioning
You could add a manual mountpoint for it i guess, but that can be done later also like @andreas85 already said…
When you’re going to use BTRFS it’s also possible to use the whole disk without partition table
Or use a whole disk encryption with BTRFS inside, again without a partition table… (You would need another drive to boot from in that case)
Thanks all!
So, just install on the nvme, ignore the SSD, and sort it out later. Got it!
How much space should i give /? It’s a 500GB nvme.
I’m gonna use BTRFS, but nothing fancy, just normal partitioning, /, home and swap, no encryptions, it’s a home computer, doesn’t need anything too special.