I made the switch from Windows to Linux (Ubuntu). The installation was difficult for me. I have two hard disks. A 128-gigabyte SSD plus a 2-terabyte hard drive While installing Windows, I utilized the SSD for the operating system and the second disk for everything else ( games, documents, projects). Windows automatically upgrades my SSD. Anyway, I used Ubuntu for a month and studied a lot of articles before installing it.
SSD:
/ - root (20GB) /Swap - 2GB, I have 16GB of RAM EFI system Partition - 500MB /Boot -500MB
HDD:
/Home
Am I making a mistake? For software and files, I’d want to use a hard drive. Only use a SSD for libraries and the operating system. Thanks!
3 Answers
In my opinion, it’s best to optimize your system for performance and longevity by using the full SSD for your system, skipping the creation of a swap partition, avoiding the creation of a /home/
partition, and mounting the HDD on a personal mountpoint. After the installation, I suggest moving the directories in /home/$USER/
to the personal partition and editing ./config/user-dirs.dirs
to point to the new setup while keeping a copy on your HDD.
The benefits of this approach include allowing the /
and config files in /home/$USER/
to benefit from the speed of the SSD, while files on the HDD can benefit from its longer lifespan and durability. If I need to reinstall the system, I just format /
and mount the HDD. Additionally, I only need to back up the HDD, and in case of HDD errors, the system can still boot. If necessary, I can replace the SSD and remount the HDD.