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I would like to move all my user files, programs, everything that is not the OS.
I'd like to keep Ubuntu on an SSD and put everything I've done on a separate 1TB drive. This includes everything in $HOME, but I'd like to also move /usr to move all my user-installed software.
My thinking is to keep the 180GB SSD as pristine as possible with only the OS in case I need to re-install Ubuntu at any time.
First question: Is this a bad idea?
Second question: Can I follow the same instructions which I used to move my /home to a different disk? As in this post: Move home folder to second drive, or the wiki page about moving /home
partitioning mount filesystem home-directory installed-programs
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What are the pros and cons of having a separate home partition?
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I would like to move all my user files, programs, everything that is not the OS.
I'd like to keep Ubuntu on an SSD and put everything I've done on a separate 1TB drive. This includes everything in $HOME, but I'd like to also move /usr to move all my user-installed software.
My thinking is to keep the 180GB SSD as pristine as possible with only the OS in case I need to re-install Ubuntu at any time.
First question: Is this a bad idea?
Second question: Can I follow the same instructions which I used to move my /home to a different disk? As in this post: Move home folder to second drive, or the wiki page about moving /home
partitioning mount filesystem home-directory installed-programs
edited Mar 21 at 4:34
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asked Mar 21 at 2:27
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I keep everything in / except my data. That is because I have multiple installs and want data in all of them, but not configurations from /home.My 16.04 is my main working install currently. I just converted my 14.04 partition to 18.04, but probably will reinstall once released. LInking data folders into /home: askubuntu.com/questions/1013677/…
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I would like to move all my user files, programs, everything that is not the OS.
I'd like to keep Ubuntu on an SSD and put everything I've done on a separate 1TB drive. This includes everything in $HOME, but I'd like to also move /usr to move all my user-installed software.
My thinking is to keep the 180GB SSD as pristine as possible with only the OS in case I need to re-install Ubuntu at any time.
First question: Is this a bad idea?
Second question: Can I follow the same instructions which I used to move my /home to a different disk? As in this post: Move home folder to second drive, or the wiki page about moving /home
partitioning mount filesystem home-directory installed-programs
edited Mar 21 at 4:34
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asked Mar 21 at 2:27
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This question already has an answer here:
What are the pros and cons of having a separate home partition?
3 answers
I would like to move all my user files, programs, everything that is not the OS.
I'd like to keep Ubuntu on an SSD and put everything I've done on a separate 1TB drive. This includes everything in $HOME, but I'd like to also move /usr to move all my user-installed software.
My thinking is to keep the 180GB SSD as pristine as possible with only the OS in case I need to re-install Ubuntu at any time.
First question: Is this a bad idea?
Second question: Can I follow the same instructions which I used to move my /home to a different disk? As in this post: Move home folder to second drive, or the wiki page about moving /home
This question already has an answer here:
What are the pros and cons of having a separate home partition?
3 answers
partitioning mount filesystem home-directory installed-programs
partitioning mount filesystem home-directory installed-programs
edited Mar 21 at 4:34
wjandrea
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asked Mar 21 at 2:27
Joe Molnar
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edited Mar 21 at 4:34
wjandrea
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asked Mar 21 at 2:27
Joe Molnar
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edited Mar 21 at 4:34
wjandrea
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edited Mar 21 at 4:34
wjandrea
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edited Mar 21 at 4:34
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asked Mar 21 at 2:27
Joe Molnar
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asked Mar 21 at 2:27
Joe Molnar
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asked Mar 21 at 2:27
Joe Molnar
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marked as duplicate by pomsky, karel, Eric Carvalho, waltinator, Zanna Mar 23 at 19:25
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I keep everything in / except my data. That is because I have multiple installs and want data in all of them, but not configurations from /home.My 16.04 is my main working install currently. I just converted my 14.04 partition to 18.04, but probably will reinstall once released. LInking data folders into /home: askubuntu.com/questions/1013677/…
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Mar 21 at 3:33
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I keep everything in / except my data. That is because I have multiple installs and want data in all of them, but not configurations from /home.My 16.04 is my main working install currently. I just converted my 14.04 partition to 18.04, but probably will reinstall once released. LInking data folders into /home: askubuntu.com/questions/1013677/…
– oldfred
Mar 21 at 3:33
I keep everything in / except my data. That is because I have multiple installs and want data in all of them, but not configurations from /home.My 16.04 is my main working install currently. I just converted my 14.04 partition to 18.04, but probably will reinstall once released. LInking data folders into /home: askubuntu.com/questions/1013677/…
– oldfred
Mar 21 at 3:33
I keep everything in / except my data. That is because I have multiple installs and want data in all of them, but not configurations from /home.My 16.04 is my main working install currently. I just converted my 14.04 partition to 18.04, but probably will reinstall once released. LInking data folders into /home: askubuntu.com/questions/1013677/…
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Mar 21 at 3:33
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First question: is this a bad idea?
The goal is good, and the plan is mostly good...
Moving /home to a different partition is an excellent (in fact, recommended) idea for the very "I need to re-install Ubuntu at any time" reason. I can think why Ubuntu insists on putting /home in the / partition, but it might offend delicate sensibilities.
but I'd like to also move /usr also to move all my user installed software.
Locally installed s/w lives in /usr/local and /opt. Everything else in /usr is (should be) controlled by Ubuntu.
Thus, I'd create a:
small partition on the 1TB drive to mount /usr/local,- another small partition for /opt, and
- a "rest of the disk" partition for /home.
answered Mar 21 at 2:38
RonJohn
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Please clarify "Dumb Down Syndrome", and please be aware that implying "Down syndrome" is offensive.
– wjandrea
Mar 21 at 4:45
@wjandrea sigh...
– RonJohn
Mar 21 at 4:56
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I'm not trying to shut you down, just saying you should be more considerate. This is supposed to be a friendly site, and implying that people have mental handicaps doesn't help that. I'm also not sure what you meant in the first place. To me it seems less like dumbing-down and more like simplifying (c.f. swap file becoming the default instead of swap partition), but I'm open to your take on it.
– wjandrea
Mar 21 at 5:08
Couldn't this approach confuse the package manager in case of reinstalling Ubuntu? AFAIK the status of packages (e.g. installed) is not stored in /usr/local, but somewhere in /var (or was it /etc?), so the package manager won't update installed software because it doesn't know it is installed.
– danzel
Mar 21 at 9:01
@danzel no, because programs installed in/usr/localand/optare explicitly outside of package manager control, and package managers know that.
– RonJohn
Mar 21 at 15:03
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First question: is this a bad idea?
The goal is good, and the plan is mostly good...
Moving /home to a different partition is an excellent (in fact, recommended) idea for the very "I need to re-install Ubuntu at any time" reason. I can think why Ubuntu insists on putting /home in the / partition, but it might offend delicate sensibilities.
but I'd like to also move /usr also to move all my user installed software.
Locally installed s/w lives in /usr/local and /opt. Everything else in /usr is (should be) controlled by Ubuntu.
Thus, I'd create a:
small partition on the 1TB drive to mount /usr/local,- another small partition for /opt, and
- a "rest of the disk" partition for /home.
answered Mar 21 at 2:38
RonJohn
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Please clarify "Dumb Down Syndrome", and please be aware that implying "Down syndrome" is offensive.
– wjandrea
Mar 21 at 4:45
@wjandrea sigh...
– RonJohn
Mar 21 at 4:56
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I'm not trying to shut you down, just saying you should be more considerate. This is supposed to be a friendly site, and implying that people have mental handicaps doesn't help that. I'm also not sure what you meant in the first place. To me it seems less like dumbing-down and more like simplifying (c.f. swap file becoming the default instead of swap partition), but I'm open to your take on it.
– wjandrea
Mar 21 at 5:08
Couldn't this approach confuse the package manager in case of reinstalling Ubuntu? AFAIK the status of packages (e.g. installed) is not stored in /usr/local, but somewhere in /var (or was it /etc?), so the package manager won't update installed software because it doesn't know it is installed.
– danzel
Mar 21 at 9:01
@danzel no, because programs installed in/usr/localand/optare explicitly outside of package manager control, and package managers know that.
– RonJohn
Mar 21 at 15:03
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up vote
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First question: is this a bad idea?
The goal is good, and the plan is mostly good...
Moving /home to a different partition is an excellent (in fact, recommended) idea for the very "I need to re-install Ubuntu at any time" reason. I can think why Ubuntu insists on putting /home in the / partition, but it might offend delicate sensibilities.
but I'd like to also move /usr also to move all my user installed software.
Locally installed s/w lives in /usr/local and /opt. Everything else in /usr is (should be) controlled by Ubuntu.
Thus, I'd create a:
small partition on the 1TB drive to mount /usr/local,- another small partition for /opt, and
- a "rest of the disk" partition for /home.
answered Mar 21 at 2:38
RonJohn
375110
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Please clarify "Dumb Down Syndrome", and please be aware that implying "Down syndrome" is offensive.
– wjandrea
Mar 21 at 4:45
@wjandrea sigh...
– RonJohn
Mar 21 at 4:56
1
I'm not trying to shut you down, just saying you should be more considerate. This is supposed to be a friendly site, and implying that people have mental handicaps doesn't help that. I'm also not sure what you meant in the first place. To me it seems less like dumbing-down and more like simplifying (c.f. swap file becoming the default instead of swap partition), but I'm open to your take on it.
– wjandrea
Mar 21 at 5:08
Couldn't this approach confuse the package manager in case of reinstalling Ubuntu? AFAIK the status of packages (e.g. installed) is not stored in /usr/local, but somewhere in /var (or was it /etc?), so the package manager won't update installed software because it doesn't know it is installed.
– danzel
Mar 21 at 9:01
@danzel no, because programs installed in/usr/localand/optare explicitly outside of package manager control, and package managers know that.
– RonJohn
Mar 21 at 15:03
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up vote
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up vote
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down vote
First question: is this a bad idea?
The goal is good, and the plan is mostly good...
Moving /home to a different partition is an excellent (in fact, recommended) idea for the very "I need to re-install Ubuntu at any time" reason. I can think why Ubuntu insists on putting /home in the / partition, but it might offend delicate sensibilities.
but I'd like to also move /usr also to move all my user installed software.
Locally installed s/w lives in /usr/local and /opt. Everything else in /usr is (should be) controlled by Ubuntu.
Thus, I'd create a:
small partition on the 1TB drive to mount /usr/local,- another small partition for /opt, and
- a "rest of the disk" partition for /home.
answered Mar 21 at 2:38
RonJohn
375110
First question: is this a bad idea?
The goal is good, and the plan is mostly good...
Moving /home to a different partition is an excellent (in fact, recommended) idea for the very "I need to re-install Ubuntu at any time" reason. I can think why Ubuntu insists on putting /home in the / partition, but it might offend delicate sensibilities.
but I'd like to also move /usr also to move all my user installed software.
Locally installed s/w lives in /usr/local and /opt. Everything else in /usr is (should be) controlled by Ubuntu.
Thus, I'd create a:
small partition on the 1TB drive to mount /usr/local,- another small partition for /opt, and
- a "rest of the disk" partition for /home.
answered Mar 21 at 2:38
RonJohn
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edited Mar 21 at 5:00
answered Mar 21 at 2:38
RonJohn
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answered Mar 21 at 2:38
RonJohn
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answered Mar 21 at 2:38
RonJohn
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Please clarify "Dumb Down Syndrome", and please be aware that implying "Down syndrome" is offensive.
– wjandrea
Mar 21 at 4:45
@wjandrea sigh...
– RonJohn
Mar 21 at 4:56
1
I'm not trying to shut you down, just saying you should be more considerate. This is supposed to be a friendly site, and implying that people have mental handicaps doesn't help that. I'm also not sure what you meant in the first place. To me it seems less like dumbing-down and more like simplifying (c.f. swap file becoming the default instead of swap partition), but I'm open to your take on it.
– wjandrea
Mar 21 at 5:08
Couldn't this approach confuse the package manager in case of reinstalling Ubuntu? AFAIK the status of packages (e.g. installed) is not stored in /usr/local, but somewhere in /var (or was it /etc?), so the package manager won't update installed software because it doesn't know it is installed.
– danzel
Mar 21 at 9:01
@danzel no, because programs installed in/usr/localand/optare explicitly outside of package manager control, and package managers know that.
– RonJohn
Mar 21 at 15:03
 |Â
show 3 more comments
1
Please clarify "Dumb Down Syndrome", and please be aware that implying "Down syndrome" is offensive.
– wjandrea
Mar 21 at 4:45
@wjandrea sigh...
– RonJohn
Mar 21 at 4:56
1
I'm not trying to shut you down, just saying you should be more considerate. This is supposed to be a friendly site, and implying that people have mental handicaps doesn't help that. I'm also not sure what you meant in the first place. To me it seems less like dumbing-down and more like simplifying (c.f. swap file becoming the default instead of swap partition), but I'm open to your take on it.
– wjandrea
Mar 21 at 5:08
Couldn't this approach confuse the package manager in case of reinstalling Ubuntu? AFAIK the status of packages (e.g. installed) is not stored in /usr/local, but somewhere in /var (or was it /etc?), so the package manager won't update installed software because it doesn't know it is installed.
– danzel
Mar 21 at 9:01
@danzel no, because programs installed in/usr/localand/optare explicitly outside of package manager control, and package managers know that.
– RonJohn
Mar 21 at 15:03
1
1
Please clarify "Dumb Down Syndrome", and please be aware that implying "Down syndrome" is offensive.
– wjandrea
Mar 21 at 4:45
Please clarify "Dumb Down Syndrome", and please be aware that implying "Down syndrome" is offensive.
– wjandrea
Mar 21 at 4:45
@wjandrea sigh...
– RonJohn
Mar 21 at 4:56
@wjandrea sigh...
– RonJohn
Mar 21 at 4:56
1
1
I'm not trying to shut you down, just saying you should be more considerate. This is supposed to be a friendly site, and implying that people have mental handicaps doesn't help that. I'm also not sure what you meant in the first place. To me it seems less like dumbing-down and more like simplifying (c.f. swap file becoming the default instead of swap partition), but I'm open to your take on it.
– wjandrea
Mar 21 at 5:08
I'm not trying to shut you down, just saying you should be more considerate. This is supposed to be a friendly site, and implying that people have mental handicaps doesn't help that. I'm also not sure what you meant in the first place. To me it seems less like dumbing-down and more like simplifying (c.f. swap file becoming the default instead of swap partition), but I'm open to your take on it.
– wjandrea
Mar 21 at 5:08
Couldn't this approach confuse the package manager in case of reinstalling Ubuntu? AFAIK the status of packages (e.g. installed) is not stored in /usr/local, but somewhere in /var (or was it /etc?), so the package manager won't update installed software because it doesn't know it is installed.
– danzel
Mar 21 at 9:01
Couldn't this approach confuse the package manager in case of reinstalling Ubuntu? AFAIK the status of packages (e.g. installed) is not stored in /usr/local, but somewhere in /var (or was it /etc?), so the package manager won't update installed software because it doesn't know it is installed.
– danzel
Mar 21 at 9:01
@danzel no, because programs installed in
/usr/local and /opt are explicitly outside of package manager control, and package managers know that.– RonJohn
Mar 21 at 15:03
@danzel no, because programs installed in
/usr/local and /opt are explicitly outside of package manager control, and package managers know that.– RonJohn
Mar 21 at 15:03
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show 3 more comments
I keep everything in / except my data. That is because I have multiple installs and want data in all of them, but not configurations from /home.My 16.04 is my main working install currently. I just converted my 14.04 partition to 18.04, but probably will reinstall once released. LInking data folders into /home: askubuntu.com/questions/1013677/…
– oldfred
Mar 21 at 3:33