2x SSD + 1x shared HDD : How to setup for Linux and Windows?
by Repetes3fois from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4VKMF)
Apologies in advance for another question about partitioning!
With the imminent Windows 7 end-of-support approaching, I'm looking to reorganise my desktop PC and move to Xubuntu as a primary OS (I've used it for years on numerous laptops). I also want to have a Windows 10 install as backup for those few applications for which I'm too thick/lazy to find an alternative.
The desktop PC currently has Win7 on an SSD, with a single 2TB HDD split into three partitions - Video, Music and General. My brain understands this and it's worked for me for years. Swapping out Win7 for Win10 is straightforward, too.
Installing Xubuntu to a second SSD and booting to it by default is something I can do. It's how both SSDs can access the data- storage HDD in a sensible way that has me confused, mainly about the use of '/home'.
Can I use the HDD and its three partitions as they are currently setup? For example, how could I set up '/home/me/Video' to point to the 'Videos' partition on the HDD and not the SSD? I get the feeling it's probably trivial, but is it unnecessarily awkward or ugly? Should I instead be rethinking the HDD partitioning to better account for a Linux OS being the one used most often going forward? What might I have to consider to avoid Windows complaining thereafter?
I hope the questions make sense to someone, grateful for any advice or examples anyone can provide!
With the imminent Windows 7 end-of-support approaching, I'm looking to reorganise my desktop PC and move to Xubuntu as a primary OS (I've used it for years on numerous laptops). I also want to have a Windows 10 install as backup for those few applications for which I'm too thick/lazy to find an alternative.
The desktop PC currently has Win7 on an SSD, with a single 2TB HDD split into three partitions - Video, Music and General. My brain understands this and it's worked for me for years. Swapping out Win7 for Win10 is straightforward, too.
Installing Xubuntu to a second SSD and booting to it by default is something I can do. It's how both SSDs can access the data- storage HDD in a sensible way that has me confused, mainly about the use of '/home'.
Can I use the HDD and its three partitions as they are currently setup? For example, how could I set up '/home/me/Video' to point to the 'Videos' partition on the HDD and not the SSD? I get the feeling it's probably trivial, but is it unnecessarily awkward or ugly? Should I instead be rethinking the HDD partitioning to better account for a Linux OS being the one used most often going forward? What might I have to consider to avoid Windows complaining thereafter?
I hope the questions make sense to someone, grateful for any advice or examples anyone can provide!