I am installing Ubuntu and used to Windows, so I will make the comparisons to it.
I have a SSD and an HDD.
In windows I would install the OS on the SSD (making it C drive) and put all my games and movies on the HDD (as the D drive).
What's the equivalent in Linux? Mount the SSD as root (/) and the HDD as… what? Does it even need a mount point or can I just use it as /dev/sdc3? What even is a mount point? Can I do it later?
The options are:
- /
- /boot
- /home
- /tmp
- /usr
- /var
- /srv
- /opt
- /usr/local
Best Answer
Drives aren't labeled like Windows in Linux. You can create separate partitions and/or drives for each folder (directory) or you can stack them under "root" /.
Any folder you don't allocate in a separate partition will by default be under the / folder as if you had a C: drive with \ folder.
I set up with HDD in anticipation of getting a 256 or 500GB SSD soon. Here is what I would do with your layout.
SSD:
1 fat32 /boot/efi 380 MiB
2 ext4 / 24GB
3 linux swap 8GB (optional)
4 ext4 /home remainder of drive
HDD:
1 ext4 /other (whole drive)
-or-
1 ext4 /games (your size choice) 2 ext4 /movies (remainder of drive)
I hope this helps.