Package Installation and Partition Woes

Kozyge · 2023-05-12 08:37:44

Setting up my system has been quite the experience, and I could really use your help with a couple of things.

During the installation process, the archinstall tool gave me some trouble. My GRUB installation ended up in a messy state and just refused to cooperate. But hey, I didn't let that stop me! I took matters into my own hands and did a manual install, although it did take a fair amount of trial and error. Persistence paid off in the end, though!

Now that my Arch Linux system is up and running, I have a simple question for you experts. When I install packages like "Timeshift" and other cool tools, where do they end up? As it turns out, they automatically install in the root directory (/). But I want to make sure I'm doing things correctly and that they should indeed go there. If you have any insights, please share them with me.

Just to give you an idea of my setup, I have a 30GB partition dedicated to the root directory and i have already used 25G, while my home directory enjoys a spacious 100GB partition. I want to ensure that everything is in order, so if there are any specific steps or tips you can provide, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Oh, one more thing! Is there a way to adjust partition sizes after the installation? It would be fantastic to have that flexibility in case I decide to make changes down the line. If you have any nifty tricks or methods up your sleeve, please share them with this eager learner.

I can't express my gratitude enough for your time and assistance. Your support and expertise in the world of Arch Linux mean a lot to me.

Last edited by Kozyge (2023-05-12 08:44:45)

Lone_Wolf · 2023-05-12 10:52:15

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_p … irectories

There are some things known to use a lot of drivespace (journals , pacman cache, chroots to name a few). Utilities like du & ncdu can be used to check which directories take up the space .

Resizing partitions : depends on filesystem/ setup. the output of lsblk -f would be helpful .

Kozyge · 2023-05-12 12:50:12

Lone_Wolf wrote:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_p … irectories
There are some things known to use a lot of drivespace (journals , pacman cache, chroots to name a few). Utilities like du & ncdu can be used to check which directories take up the space .
Resizing partitions : depends on filesystem/ setup. the output of lsblk -f would be helpful .

I use ext4

NAME   FSTYPE FSVER LABEL UUID                                 FSAVAIL FSUSE% MOUNTPOINTS
sda                                                                           
├─sda1 vfat   FAT32       C2E9-D932                                           
├─sda2                                                                        
├─sda3 ntfs               304CEB404CEAFF88                                    
├─sda4 ntfs               08D6542FD6541F6E                                    
├─sda5 ext4   1.0         f023e49a-9758-4cab-a612-18bf983b304f    6.6G    72% /
├─sda6 ext4   1.0         e927be71-9533-4bd2-b758-c605eb8545a7     78G    22% /home
└─sda7 swap   1           c717a6ab-f964-49b7-9778-728ea4c8f364                [SWAP]

Lone_Wolf · 2023-05-13 12:11:21

resize2fs can be used to grow/shrink an ext4 filesystem, but you'll need to use fdisk (or similar) to change the actual partition sizes.

Incase you prefer a tool that can do both, try parted (also has a gui version) .

For both methods it is advised to backup your drives first . low level changes to drives can screw up your exisitng setup completely (yes, that includes the nfts partitions).

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#1 2023-05-12 08:37:44

Package Installation and Partition Woes

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Re: Package Installation and Partition Woes

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