Written by jvin248 the 18 Apr 10 at 15:56.

It's easy to make this setup if you know about it, but it's currently part of the 'advanced' menu.

Next step is to have a check-box that automatically gives the root partition OS * (1 + 50%) space on HDD (for future user program additions) and makes a separate /home partition.

It's easy to make this setup if you know about it, but it's currently part of the 'advanced' menu. Next step is to have a check-box that automatically gives the root partition OS * (1 + 50%) space on HDD (for future user program additions) and makes a separate /home partition.

Written by brucewagner the 20 Apr 10 at 04:28.

The installer should offer this by DEFAULT.

The installer should DEFAULT to: Separate partition for Ubuntu + Applications and your Home Folder (your data)

Since there is no right and perfect SIZE for every user... The system, if this option is selected, should:

Provide a graphical representation of the drive... with a SLIDER. It should state something like: "The recommended size for the Operation System and Applications PARTITION is: 10GB - 25GB.... with the remainder of the drive reserved for your data.

....then allow the user to slide the slider or enter the size in MB into a nearby text box.

Then, the installer would automatically create a / partition of the specified size, a swap partition of the default size, and a /home partition of the remainder of the drive.

( ALSO: The next time a version of Ubuntu is installed, the installer program should AUTOMATICALLY DETECT that a /home partition exists.... and OFFER / RECOMMEND that it be retained... and NOT formated. )

The installer should offer this by DEFAULT. The installer should DEFAULT to: Separate partition for Ubuntu + Applications and your Home Folder (your data) Since there is no right and perfect SIZE for every user... The system, if this option is selected, should: Provide a graphical representation of the drive... with a SLIDER. It should state something like: "The recommended size for the Operation System and Applications PARTITION is: 10GB - 25GB.... with the remainder of the drive reserved for your data. ....then allow the user to slide the slider or enter the size in MB into a nearby text box. Then, the installer would automatically create a / partition of the specified size, a swap partition of the default size, and a /home partition of the remainder of the drive. ( ALSO: The next time a version of Ubuntu is installed, the installer program should AUTOMATICALLY DETECT that a /home partition exists.... and OFFER / RECOMMEND that it be retained... and NOT formated. )

Written by Auzy the 22 Apr 10 at 07:17.

Sorry, but there are no real benefits of having a seperate swap partition and /home. All it causes are hard disk management issues. If you contain all files on a single partition, it's self contained, the partition layout is more reliable, and you can receive the same benefits as a /home partition if the installer correctly moved aside the /home and moved it back anyway during install (as MS and Apple already do, and it works perfectly).

Even if you have multiple distro's in fact, sharing the home directory might not work as hoped because some applications (such as Nightingale/Songbird and Firefox).

Sorry, but there are no real benefits of having a seperate swap partition and /home. All it causes are hard disk management issues. If you contain all files on a single partition, it's self contained, the partition layout is more reliable, and you can receive the same benefits as a /home partition if the installer correctly moved aside the /home and moved it back anyway during install (as MS and Apple already do, and it works perfectly). Even if you have multiple distro's in fact, sharing the home directory might not work as hoped because some applications (such as <a href="http://getnightingale.org">Nightingale</a>/<a href="http://songbirdnest.com">Songbird</a> and <a href="www.mozilla.com/firefox/">Firefox</a>).

Written by Nedanfor the 3 May 10 at 15:34.

­I think ZFS' pools are better than traditional partitions. They are resizable and there isn't any risk of data loss, also their presence solves any problem about the separation of / and /home.

The only problem about ZFS is a license question, because CDDL is incompatible with GPL. FUSE solves the problem, but it is inefficient.

There are two solutions:
1- To hope that Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) will release ZFS with a GPL-compatible license.
2- To develop a filesystem with the same features.

I think it would be the only definitive solution. Auto-resizing by default is possible and it can be disabled easily by expert user.

­I think ZFS' pools are better than traditional partitions. They are resizable and there isn't any risk of data loss, also their presence solves any problem about the separation of / and /home. The only problem about ZFS is a license question, because CDDL is incompatible with GPL. FUSE solves the problem, but it is inefficient. There are two solutions: 1- To hope that Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) will release ZFS with a GPL-compatible license. 2- To develop a filesystem with the same features. I think it would be the only definitive solution. Auto-resizing by default is possible and it can be disabled easily by expert user.