HELP with partitioning!

halvdansk · 2006-03-14 16:44:15

i would like to make my own partition because i dont like all the stuff that is generated in my home/ partition. how can i do that? step by step please

i know you can make seperate partition for
var/
home/
etc/ and so on

but i what my own..
i.e john's/

thx

_Gandalf_ · 2006-03-14 16:54:00

You need a seperate partition to be used as one user's home ?? hmm easy
When you install create a partition with mountpoint /john and of course u must already have defined a / one..

when you finish installation and begin to <code>adduser</code> you choose /john as home and not /home/john

Another way, create the partition with /home/john mountpoint and u can use /home/john for home, you can do it in many ways actually any way works just choose one

if u haven't got me, ask in details

halvdansk · 2006-03-14 17:30:19

_Gandalf_ wrote:

You need a seperate partition to be used as one user's home ?? hmm easy
When you install create a partition with mountpoint /john and of course u must already have defined a / one..
when you finish installation and begin to <code>adduser</code> you choose /john as home and not /home/john
But if i choose /john as home doesnt all the programs configs end up there? i mean /.mplayer /.frostwire etc. i want a "clean" partition with no hidden archives etc

Another way, create the partition with /home/john mountpoint and u can use /home/john for home, you can do it in many ways actually any way works just choose one
if u haven't got me, ask in details

_Gandalf_ · 2006-03-14 17:42:04

Well you can't do that....

halvdansk · 2006-03-14 18:05:15

noooooooooooooo! :cry:

thx anyways

_Gandalf_ · 2006-03-14 18:09:20

No problem, I don't really know why you want to do this, but my home directory have Desktop and Files, everything goes into Files so hidden/configs files are not mixed ...

halvdansk · 2006-03-14 18:16:13

_Gandalf_ wrote:

No problem, I don't really know why you want to do this, but my home directory have Desktop and Files, everything goes into Files so hidden/configs files are not mixed ...

hmm yeah! i'll try that then i can just rm /home/john/* and keep /home/Files/ after i reinstall linux!
hmm kinda stupid i dindnt think of that DOH!

TY very much Gandalf!

_Gandalf_ · 2006-03-14 18:56:07

Don't remove all file from /home/john you'll lose all your settings and files ...

Arch Linux

#1 2006-03-14 16:44:15

HELP with partitioning!

#2 2006-03-14 16:54:00

Re: HELP with partitioning!

#3 2006-03-14 17:30:19

Re: HELP with partitioning!

#4 2006-03-14 17:42:04

Re: HELP with partitioning!

#5 2006-03-14 18:05:15

Re: HELP with partitioning!

#6 2006-03-14 18:09:20

Re: HELP with partitioning!

#7 2006-03-14 18:16:13

Re: HELP with partitioning!

#8 2006-03-14 18:56:07

Re: HELP with partitioning!

Board footer