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On 19/07/2013 08:56, Dale wrote: |
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> luis jure wrote: |
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>> hello list, |
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>> i want to migrate my system, currently in a HD, to a new SSD. i |
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>> thought it |
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>> would be easy, but i decided to read a little before partitioning the |
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>> disk |
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>> (my first SDD) and now i'm really confused... |
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>> i intend to have only two partitions in the SSD: one for / and the other |
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>> for /home. i have another HD for storage, where i'm going to put swap. |
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>> apparently it's better to use a GPT partitioning. are there any catches i |
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>> should take into account? what about grub, can i just install it later on |
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>> the ssd? |
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>> thanks for any comment or pointers, i found so many different "guides" |
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>> saying different things that i'm really confused. |
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>> best, |
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>> lj |
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> Do you really want to put /home on a SSD? |
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Why not? |
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/home is the most frequently-read directory on most systems, and SSD is |
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ideal for that. |
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If you are concerned about wear-levelling, /home is not the danger point |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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