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How do I move /home out of the root partition? - m654321 - 05-16-2015
I installed LL2.4 as a UEFI enabled dual boot system with Windows 8.1. I have two physical drives.
LL was installed as root with Win8.1 on SSD drive 1. Data files are shared between both OSes,
using symlinking to SSD drive 2.
I would now like to transfer 'home' from root and install it as a separate /home partition to
unallocated space on the SSD drive 1. The reason I want to do this is so that the configuration files
in a separate /home partition preserve my settings, rather than these being wiped out each time
I replace LL2.4 with new LL releases.
Many thanks in advance for any help with this.
Regards
Mike
Re: How do I move /home out of the root partition? - rokytnji - 05-16-2015
Kinda involved and not a simple thing you ask.
/etc/fstab needs editing just for starters.
All I can do is point you to this thread on how I handle testing installs.
I know how to do it.
I can't explain it online though very well.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/what-partitioning-scheme-do-you-use-4175542528/#post5362192
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/what-partitioning-scheme-do-you-use-4175542528/#post5362598
Just another how to I made dealing with moving home folder from one ssd drive to another when I owned eeepcs
http://antix.freeforums.org/dealing-with-a-asus-eee-900-install-of-antix-8-5-t2328.html
I am sure other members here have better instructions to follow than what I wrote.
Re: How do I move /home out of the root partition? - Kirkx - 05-18-2015
Quote:m654321: The reason I want to do this is so that the configuration files
in a separate /home partition preserve my settings, rather than these being wiped out each time
I replace LL2.4 with new LL releases.
As has been pointed out on numerous Linux forums it is not really a good idea. After a major upgrade, like LL2.x -> LL3.x, it is much safer just to re-create the settings from scratch. Minor upgrades, like LL2.4 -> LL2.6 -> LL2.8 are taken care of by Lite Upgrade feature as explained below, and you don't need to worry about the settings in /home doing those upgrades:
https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/release-announcements/linux-lite-2-4-final-released/