Bill Cunningham composed on 2023-09-14 21:15 (UTC-0400):
> I am just starting to get into the UEFI with my newer computer. I
> notice that f38's auto partitioning creates a partition and formats it
> with xfs. I suppose manually ext4 could be used. This drive I don't
> believe is too big for ext4. But it would take a little time to format.
> My question is, using manual or "custom" partitioning would I want
> a 250-500 MB partition with the ID 0xef00 and then an ext4 partition,
> for use with linux? I know M$ adds all kinds of additions to the UEFI
> spec. What is needed for linux in making a custom partition set up?
UEFI booting requires an ESP (Efi System Partition) whether you want one or not.
:) As little as 1 file on it can get Linux booted. UEFI Windows/Linux
multibooters
get by fine with the original 100M ESP Windows creates by default, typically
having far more freespace on the ESP than used.
Some people like mixing the OS with user data (only one EXT4 or BTRFS), or
keeping
it separate (at least 2 EXT4 or BTRFS). I always have my /home/ on a separate
filesystem. The OS doesn't really need backing up once you get intimate with the
installation process. It's easy enough to install afresh if the OS filesystem
gets
too messed up. I don't give the OS partition even 20G. Most I don't even give
10G,
though all my installations are at least initially minimalist. Right now I'm
running on 18G, 3 kernels are installed, and 75% is freespace.
--
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based on faith, not based on science.
Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!
Felix Miata
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