Incorrect partition set up at install? Not enough room on root?
I followed some standard Linux Mint install instructions and partitioned my disks like so:
/– 10 G
/swap– 4 G
/home– 450 G
As I am using the system and install applications, I am told I am running out of space, and I see I only have about 1G left on root.
Everything I'm reading is saying 10 G for root is enough, but this is day 2, and I'm getting warnings as I install software.
I am close enough to the beginning of this install that I can reinstall it with no worries of losing everything, and I'm willing to do that, because I can't resize the /home or /root directories while IN the system. But I need to understand why this is happening and what my settings should be. I was under the impression that the /home folder was the folder that contained all the app installs, etc.
Why is 10 G not enough?
What should it be?
linux-mint filesystems partition root disk-usage
edited Jan 19 at 23:43
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I followed some standard Linux Mint install instructions and partitioned my disks like so:
/– 10 G
/swap– 4 G
/home– 450 G
As I am using the system and install applications, I am told I am running out of space, and I see I only have about 1G left on root.
Everything I'm reading is saying 10 G for root is enough, but this is day 2, and I'm getting warnings as I install software.
I am close enough to the beginning of this install that I can reinstall it with no worries of losing everything, and I'm willing to do that, because I can't resize the /home or /root directories while IN the system. But I need to understand why this is happening and what my settings should be. I was under the impression that the /home folder was the folder that contained all the app installs, etc.
Why is 10 G not enough?
What should it be?
linux-mint filesystems partition root disk-usage
edited Jan 19 at 23:43
G-Man
13k93465
asked Jan 19 at 23:00
mintyminty
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Where did you read that 10GB is enough for the root partition? The OS itself will take up about half of that and that's before you get to other software and updates. Root should be at least 60GB.
– Nasir Riley
Jan 19 at 23:14
There were a number of guides that said this. If I had realized that all the software gets installed into root and not /home, I would have certainly expanded it. Is the best bet to reinstall?
– minty
Jan 19 at 23:30
Simply because Linux Mint defaultly install a lot packages that takes up too much disk space. Or more simple, your reading is wrong, it is not enough. If any guide tells you 10GB is enough and softwares are installed to /home, they're wrong. Read English official documents no matter how lazy or unwilling you're about reading it.
– 炸鱼薯条德里克
Jan 19 at 23:55
Thank you. The issue was /root was too small, while /home had everything. I've reinstalled and re-partitioned everything. All the installs seem to go into /root, while personal files are in /home.
– minty
Jan 20 at 0:58
@minty For future reference, the official documentation will always give you more accurate information. You should always prefer that to third-party guides. In this case, the official installation guide recommends that you allocate 100GB or more to the root directory.
– Haxiel
Jan 20 at 6:14
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I followed some standard Linux Mint install instructions and partitioned my disks like so:
/– 10 G
/swap– 4 G
/home– 450 G
As I am using the system and install applications, I am told I am running out of space, and I see I only have about 1G left on root.
Everything I'm reading is saying 10 G for root is enough, but this is day 2, and I'm getting warnings as I install software.
I am close enough to the beginning of this install that I can reinstall it with no worries of losing everything, and I'm willing to do that, because I can't resize the /home or /root directories while IN the system. But I need to understand why this is happening and what my settings should be. I was under the impression that the /home folder was the folder that contained all the app installs, etc.
Why is 10 G not enough?
What should it be?
linux-mint filesystems partition root disk-usage
edited Jan 19 at 23:43
G-Man
13k93465
asked Jan 19 at 23:00
mintyminty
1
I followed some standard Linux Mint install instructions and partitioned my disks like so:
/– 10 G
/swap– 4 G
/home– 450 G
As I am using the system and install applications, I am told I am running out of space, and I see I only have about 1G left on root.
Everything I'm reading is saying 10 G for root is enough, but this is day 2, and I'm getting warnings as I install software.
I am close enough to the beginning of this install that I can reinstall it with no worries of losing everything, and I'm willing to do that, because I can't resize the /home or /root directories while IN the system. But I need to understand why this is happening and what my settings should be. I was under the impression that the /home folder was the folder that contained all the app installs, etc.
Why is 10 G not enough?
What should it be?
linux-mint filesystems partition root disk-usage
linux-mint filesystems partition root disk-usage
edited Jan 19 at 23:43
G-Man
13k93465
asked Jan 19 at 23:00
mintyminty
1
edited Jan 19 at 23:43
G-Man
13k93465
asked Jan 19 at 23:00
mintyminty
1
edited Jan 19 at 23:43
G-Man
13k93465
edited Jan 19 at 23:43
G-Man
13k93465
edited Jan 19 at 23:43
G-Man
13k93465
13k93465
asked Jan 19 at 23:00
mintyminty
1
asked Jan 19 at 23:00
mintyminty
1
asked Jan 19 at 23:00
mintyminty
1
1
Where did you read that 10GB is enough for the root partition? The OS itself will take up about half of that and that's before you get to other software and updates. Root should be at least 60GB.
– Nasir Riley
Jan 19 at 23:14
There were a number of guides that said this. If I had realized that all the software gets installed into root and not /home, I would have certainly expanded it. Is the best bet to reinstall?
– minty
Jan 19 at 23:30
Simply because Linux Mint defaultly install a lot packages that takes up too much disk space. Or more simple, your reading is wrong, it is not enough. If any guide tells you 10GB is enough and softwares are installed to /home, they're wrong. Read English official documents no matter how lazy or unwilling you're about reading it.
– 炸鱼薯条德里克
Jan 19 at 23:55
Thank you. The issue was /root was too small, while /home had everything. I've reinstalled and re-partitioned everything. All the installs seem to go into /root, while personal files are in /home.
– minty
Jan 20 at 0:58
@minty For future reference, the official documentation will always give you more accurate information. You should always prefer that to third-party guides. In this case, the official installation guide recommends that you allocate 100GB or more to the root directory.
– Haxiel
Jan 20 at 6:14
add a comment |
Where did you read that 10GB is enough for the root partition? The OS itself will take up about half of that and that's before you get to other software and updates. Root should be at least 60GB.
– Nasir Riley
Jan 19 at 23:14
There were a number of guides that said this. If I had realized that all the software gets installed into root and not /home, I would have certainly expanded it. Is the best bet to reinstall?
– minty
Jan 19 at 23:30
Simply because Linux Mint defaultly install a lot packages that takes up too much disk space. Or more simple, your reading is wrong, it is not enough. If any guide tells you 10GB is enough and softwares are installed to /home, they're wrong. Read English official documents no matter how lazy or unwilling you're about reading it.
– 炸鱼薯条德里克
Jan 19 at 23:55
Thank you. The issue was /root was too small, while /home had everything. I've reinstalled and re-partitioned everything. All the installs seem to go into /root, while personal files are in /home.
– minty
Jan 20 at 0:58
@minty For future reference, the official documentation will always give you more accurate information. You should always prefer that to third-party guides. In this case, the official installation guide recommends that you allocate 100GB or more to the root directory.
– Haxiel
Jan 20 at 6:14
Where did you read that 10GB is enough for the root partition? The OS itself will take up about half of that and that's before you get to other software and updates. Root should be at least 60GB.
– Nasir Riley
Jan 19 at 23:14
Where did you read that 10GB is enough for the root partition? The OS itself will take up about half of that and that's before you get to other software and updates. Root should be at least 60GB.
– Nasir Riley
Jan 19 at 23:14
There were a number of guides that said this. If I had realized that all the software gets installed into root and not /home, I would have certainly expanded it. Is the best bet to reinstall?
– minty
Jan 19 at 23:30
There were a number of guides that said this. If I had realized that all the software gets installed into root and not /home, I would have certainly expanded it. Is the best bet to reinstall?
– minty
Jan 19 at 23:30
Simply because Linux Mint defaultly install a lot packages that takes up too much disk space. Or more simple, your reading is wrong, it is not enough. If any guide tells you 10GB is enough and softwares are installed to /home, they're wrong. Read English official documents no matter how lazy or unwilling you're about reading it.
– 炸鱼薯条德里克
Jan 19 at 23:55
Simply because Linux Mint defaultly install a lot packages that takes up too much disk space. Or more simple, your reading is wrong, it is not enough. If any guide tells you 10GB is enough and softwares are installed to /home, they're wrong. Read English official documents no matter how lazy or unwilling you're about reading it.
– 炸鱼薯条德里克
Jan 19 at 23:55
Thank you. The issue was /root was too small, while /home had everything. I've reinstalled and re-partitioned everything. All the installs seem to go into /root, while personal files are in /home.
– minty
Jan 20 at 0:58
Thank you. The issue was /root was too small, while /home had everything. I've reinstalled and re-partitioned everything. All the installs seem to go into /root, while personal files are in /home.
– minty
Jan 20 at 0:58
@minty For future reference, the official documentation will always give you more accurate information. You should always prefer that to third-party guides. In this case, the official installation guide recommends that you allocate 100GB or more to the root directory.
– Haxiel
Jan 20 at 6:14
@minty For future reference, the official documentation will always give you more accurate information. You should always prefer that to third-party guides. In this case, the official installation guide recommends that you allocate 100GB or more to the root directory.
– Haxiel
Jan 20 at 6:14
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Where did you read that 10GB is enough for the root partition? The OS itself will take up about half of that and that's before you get to other software and updates. Root should be at least 60GB.
– Nasir Riley
Jan 19 at 23:14
There were a number of guides that said this. If I had realized that all the software gets installed into root and not /home, I would have certainly expanded it. Is the best bet to reinstall?
– minty
Jan 19 at 23:30
Simply because Linux Mint defaultly install a lot packages that takes up too much disk space. Or more simple, your reading is wrong, it is not enough. If any guide tells you 10GB is enough and softwares are installed to /home, they're wrong. Read English official documents no matter how lazy or unwilling you're about reading it.
– 炸鱼薯条德里克
Jan 19 at 23:55
Thank you. The issue was /root was too small, while /home had everything. I've reinstalled and re-partitioned everything. All the installs seem to go into /root, while personal files are in /home.
– minty
Jan 20 at 0:58
@minty For future reference, the official documentation will always give you more accurate information. You should always prefer that to third-party guides. In this case, the official installation guide recommends that you allocate 100GB or more to the root directory.
– Haxiel
Jan 20 at 6:14