Should I make a separate volume for files when partitioning a disk in Linux?

Question

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Is it possible and necessary to make a separate volume with a "/" mount point for files when partitioning a disk during Linux installation, in addition to the partition for Linux installation, home and swap partition? Or pour all the remaining space into "/home"?

Answer 1

A separate volume should rather be made not for /, but for home. This is not necessary, but if the disk space allows, it is better to allocate home to a separate partition.

Answer 2

If you want to use Lin just as an operating system, then there is not much point, the standard installation and auto-partitioning will suffice - the system itself will do it

Answer 3

Flies separately, cutlets separately.
A separate section for the system and a separate section for data. If you /homedon’t store anything valuable in it, then you can mount the partition somewhere in /media/data. If there is a habit of "throw the video on the desktop", then it's better /hometo put it all on a separate section.
Especially if there is Steam.
In this case, do not skimp on the size of the system partition. If file wasomers have 2 gigabytes for everything, then even 20-30 gigabytes may not be enough with all sorts of snaps and other hipsters.

Answer 4

If you are on Mint for a long time, then it is better to move home to another partition. In this case, when you reinstall, your settings will be saved, since the home partition can not be formatted. But this only works if you reinstall Mint to Mint .