Need sugestions for partition scheme

maycne.sonahoz · 27 March 2022 16:18

Here’s some inspiration.

[HowTo] Use multiple partitions / drives in your Manjaro installation

How should i partition my system?

Here are some questions to ask yourself that can help you decide on a partitioning:

What files should a set apart?

Why should i set those files apart?

Where do i mount those files?

To illustrate, here are some common use cases:

/home contains all user files, so putting it on a separate partition also let the operating system to have its own. This allows for instance to reinstall or change operating system while keeping all user files.

/media/share shall contain files one wants to share with another installed operating system. This is quite mandatory when dual-booting with Windows, as the latter cannot read filesystems usually used on Linux.

Tip: when creating a partition, add a label to it, so you can more easily identify it.

For more details on partitioning, see: Partitioning - ArchWiki

When should i partition my system?

Ideally, partitioning your system before or at installation is easier, as you do not have to work with existing files and partitions.

But if you already have running system, do not fret! Even if you will need to be careful, it is still perfectly doable even at this point.

Unless you may put your system to hibernation, you can do without Swap.