Linux Partitions - new file system

Linux Partitions

Linux Partitions - new file system

1.	Create a Partition Table.

2.	Create a Boot Partition at the beginning of the Drive (not necessary for an SSD or modern BIOS but good practice so you don't forget when on a "spinning rust drive"):
	a.	Use Ext2 file system (no journaling):
	b.	Mount Point: /boot
	c.	Make the size: >=512MB
	d.	Primary Partition and "Beginning of this space"

3.	Create the Root Partition (Start here if you have an SSD or modern BIOS after creating the Partition Table):
	a.	Use Ext4 file system
	b.	Mount point: /
	c.	Size depends on extra software installed: +/ 32 GB should be way more than enough.
	d.	Primary Partition and "Beginning of this space"

4.	Create a Swap File (see below):
	a.	Use "swap area"
	b.	Mount Point: not used
	c.	Size depends on memory available:
		i.   <=4GB       : 4GB SWAP Partition
		ii.  >4GB & <8GB : the same size as the memory on the machine
		iii. >=8GB       : 2GB will suffice in most cases (for intensive video or photo editing work use 4GB to 8 GB). Note: always have a swap file as some functions need it.
	d.	Primary Partition and "Beginning of this space"

5.	Create the HOME Partition:
	a.	Use Ext4 file system
	b.	Mount Point: /home
	c.	Size depends on your requirements but usually the rest of the drive.
	d.	Primary Partition and "Beginning of this space".
      (Note: if you want to add or alter a partition later, make this a Logical Partition)
	
Notes: If upgrading your distribution, you can remove the format tick from the /home disk partition and all your data files will remain. Just re-install your software later.


Rather than a SWAP Partition you can create a Swap File like in Windows. This is usually faster!
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(Remove the swap partition and the line: "/dev/mapper/mint--vg-swap_1 none swap sw  0  0" from /etc/fstab)
1.	cd /
2.	sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1024k count=MB-num
3.	sudo mkswap swapfile
4.	sudo swapon swapfile

To mount the file add this line to /etc/fstab:

	/swapfile none swap  sw 0 0