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#1 2011-03-01 15:07:49
- Crass
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/boot partition necessary for arch install on macbook
I am going to be installing arch on my macbook( will be first attempt at this), and I was wondering if I definitely need a /boot partition, or will just having a / and /home partition work?
Also, I will still have OS X SL installed. So the partitions will be like this:
EFI
OS X
/
/home
So....? /boot ..... definitely do need it or do not need it ? Thanks for any and all replies.
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#2 2011-03-01 16:45:08
- jakobm
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Re: /boot partition necessary for arch install on macbook
/boot ..... definitely do need it or do not need it ?
A seperate boot partition is not necessary.
Also see Macbook - ArchWiki.
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#3 2011-03-02 06:43:43
- meatcar
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Re: /boot partition necessary for arch install on macbook
What jakobm said. I'm triple-booting right now, so I only have 1 partition for arch, mounted as /. Have to use a swap file. Everything is smooth and awesome. 
If I were you, I'd have a / partition and a swap partition. Unless you really want a separate /home partition that badly.
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#4 2011-03-02 19:46:04
- cedeel
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Re: /boot partition necessary for arch install on macbook
GPT is not limited to 4 partitions, just so you know.
Unless you want to boot Windows too, no MBR table is necessary.
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