Linux Mint 22 installation-Partitioning with "Something else" & GParted
by beachboy2 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6PGCR)
Linux Mint has a deserved reputation for being user-friendly and it is often chosen as a first Linux distro by those who are new to Linux.
I was fortunate to have assistance from a local Linux enthusiast when I moved from Windows to Linux, so I managed to avoid major pitfalls.
Despite this, I have always thought that it is most unfortunate for new Linux users to come across the major hurdle of partitioning so soon in their introduction to Linux.
Virtually every blog and YouTube video carefully skates around this problem and when using the Linux Mint installer, more often than not selects the Erase disk and install Linux Mintoption, instead of biting the bullet and selecting Something else.
To me, it just seems like a lost opportunity to install a separate Home partition, which can make life so much easier for the user in the future, when installing a new version of Linux Mint or choosing another distro.
It is also an opportunity to learn basic partitioning.
In any event, in order to hopefully make things a little easier for those who may be installing the recent Linux Mint 22, I have produced *2 blogs which deal with the Linux Mint installer, partitioning and GParted.
*(I am obliged to split my original blog into 2 parts because of the restriction of a maximum of 5 attachments per LQ blog).
The links to the 2 blogs are:
PART 1:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...og.php?b=39212
PART 2:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...og.php?b=39213
I was fortunate to have assistance from a local Linux enthusiast when I moved from Windows to Linux, so I managed to avoid major pitfalls.
Despite this, I have always thought that it is most unfortunate for new Linux users to come across the major hurdle of partitioning so soon in their introduction to Linux.
Virtually every blog and YouTube video carefully skates around this problem and when using the Linux Mint installer, more often than not selects the Erase disk and install Linux Mintoption, instead of biting the bullet and selecting Something else.
To me, it just seems like a lost opportunity to install a separate Home partition, which can make life so much easier for the user in the future, when installing a new version of Linux Mint or choosing another distro.
It is also an opportunity to learn basic partitioning.
In any event, in order to hopefully make things a little easier for those who may be installing the recent Linux Mint 22, I have produced *2 blogs which deal with the Linux Mint installer, partitioning and GParted.
*(I am obliged to split my original blog into 2 parts because of the restriction of a maximum of 5 attachments per LQ blog).
The links to the 2 blogs are:
PART 1:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...og.php?b=39212
PART 2:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...og.php?b=39213