Quick Answer: How Do I Create a Root Partition in Linux?
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How do I partition a root in Linux?

Resizing a root partition is tricky. In Linux, there isn’t a way to actually resize an existing partition. One should delete the partition and re-create a new partition again with the required size in the same position.

How do I create a root partition?

The standard partitions scheme for most home Linux installs is as follows:

  1. A 12-20 GB partition for the OS, which gets mounted as / (called “root”)
  2. A smaller partition used to augment your RAM, mounted and referred to as swap.
  3. A larger partition for personal use, mounted as /home.

10 июл. 2017 г.

Maya Lin-Takahashi

Maya Lin-Takahashi

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