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   Subject: Re: /home on its own partition possible in Ubuntu?   
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   Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:50:37 GMT   
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   On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:19:26 +0000, MCR wrote:   
      
   > ßodincµs wrote:   
   >> MCR wrote:   
   >>> Hi,   
   >>> as per the Subject line.  I tinker with my Linux OS quite a lot,   
   >>> adding,  removing etc.  A few times it has become unstable or done   
   >>> something unexpected (My own fault).  On another distro I tried /HOME   
   >>> can be set on its own partition, can this be done within Ubuntu?  On my   
   >>> most recent  setup I noticed that /HOME was not an option with the   
   >>> partition manager.   
   >>>   
   >>> Can I install another HD, copy my home directory to it, and then set it   
   >>> as a mount point post installation?   
   >> Be careful with ownership of the directories, issue a proper copy   
   >> command to keep all the user access rights on the destination copy, then   
   >> modify your /etc/fstab file to move the /home mount point to the new   
   >> disk. Remember to wipe clean the old /home to avoid a total mess!   
   >>    
   >> I did it straight during installation, with Edgy Eft.   
   >>    
   >> I have the / (and all descendants) on a 60 GB disk, the /home on another   
   >> 80 GB, and the swap on a third 3.2 GB disk. All done during install   
   >> through the partition manager.   
   >>    
   >> Good luck!   
   >    
   > Thank you very much.. I suspected it was possible.  Why it isnt a mount   
   > point option on partitioning I don't know.   
      
      
   You have to use the Manual Partitioning during the install process to set   
   the file system the way you want.   
      
   What I do is set up a 7G partition, and then the rest of the disc for   
   /home. The root OS is 3-4G, so this leaves me 3-4G for additional add-ins   
   later on.    
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