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Re: Installation instructions.

From peter@easthope.ca
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Installation instructions.
Date 2020-12-06 16:40 +0100
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From: David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 15:12:16 -0600
> With such a small disk, I'd try modifying that suggestion: dispense
> with /home, but only during the installation, making partition 3 the
> one used for the iso ( and marked "do not use"):
> 
>   Part 1 labeled ROOT.  7 GB.  Format ext4.
>   Part 2 labeled SWAP.  1 GB.  Format swap or linux-swap.
>   Part 3 labeled HOME.  4 GB.  Format ext4. (The LABEL doesn't affect things.)
> 
> When the installation has completed, you can now, as root,
> 
>   . mount Part 3 as /mnt
>   . clear any installation files off it
>   . cp -a /home/<sysadmin> /mnt/ (which should be user 1000's ~,
>     containing just the files that were copied from /etc/skel)
>   . edit /etc/fstab to mount LABEL=HOME on /home
>   . umount /mnt/
>   . mount -a (to mount /home)
>   . login ordinarily, as sysadmin.
> 
> That increases your space on /home by 14%.

That's similar to the proceedure described in this message.
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2020/12/msg00197.html

Thanks,                        ... P.


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