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Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation

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Richard Owlett writes:

> I routinely place /home on its own partition.
> Its structure resembles:
> /home/richard
> ├── Desktop
> ├── Documents
> ├── Downloads
> ├── Notebooks
> └── Pictures
>
> My questions:
> 1. Can I have /home/richard/Downloads bed on its own partition?

Yes. The only thing to consider is that they are mounted in correct order  
i.e. first /home/richard then /home/richard/Downloads.

Alternatively, you could mount them at independent times by using a  
mountpoint outside of /home/richard (e.g. /media/richards_downloads) and  
having `Downloads` as a symbolic link pointing to the mountpoint of choice  
(`ln -s /media/richards_downloads Downloads`).

> 2. How could I have found the answer?

By trying it out :) If you do it wrongly, it yields "mountpoint does not  
exist" or similar. If you do it correctly, it "just works".

HTH
Linux-Fan

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  Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2021-10-16 13:10 +0200
    Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-16 13:30 +0200
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        Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-10-16 14:40 +0200
        Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-16 14:50 +0200
          Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-10-16 15:20 +0200
            Re: Disk partitioning phase of installation Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-10-16 16:30 +0200
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