#(Solved) Disk Partitions Info Help

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stray zodiac
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  1. Deleting /boot/efi will also delete files required for the bootloader to work, so you won't be able to boot into Linux Mint if you delete it.
  2. These days most Linux distro uses swap file instead of swap partition so I think it should be fine if you delete swap partition.
  3. Try removing swap partition entry from /etc/fstab and see if there's any change
severe sandal
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well, first of all, your partitioning is fucked up

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what is part 1?

severe sandal
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why would you want to change that?

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anyways

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I'm seriously questioning why your /boot is on an external partition. that's a really unique configuration

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simplest fix is to reinstall

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otherwise you can merge all the messy partitions with a few commands and trial-error

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I can guide you if you want

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for future reference, please don't make some random partitions during install.

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I don't know why you thought that was be a good idea

severe sandal
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then the guides were stupid

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the more partitions you make the more mess it makes

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a good example is your partitioning layout

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yes, merge them into 1

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well, I meant partitions 2, 4, 6 and the 16 GiB of free space.

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ehh I noticed the /boot/efi partition is actually in the middle of the disk, and not the start

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not sure if that'd work out

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you can I guess try to, using gparted, move the partition and then somehow add the free space

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yes

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make a / partition of a Linux filesystem and whatever size you want, select an ESP (like sda1) for bootloader installation

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EFI system partition, mounted as /boot/efi

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what?

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possibly

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but since you installed it in custom mode before too, I guess you should know?

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why?

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then I can tell you something. don't create any of the partitions you mentioned and problem solved

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just make one / partition

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then you're doing it wrong, sorry

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perhaps just select automatic install, if you can't figure this out? most people do it this way, no reason to complicate your life with manual partitioning

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well, it won't unless you tell it to

sweet cypress
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you dont choose erase disk

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u choose install alongside Windows if that's actually Windows in p5

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if p5 is just data, then choose "something else"

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ESP must be Fat32. no idea why u have a 500MB ext4 boot thing unless encrypted

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that's what it should look like, with your capacity numbers roughly

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based on Disks app, all metric megs/Gigs

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esp should be at the beginning as shown

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or make the two green ones one single ROOT partition if space for home is a concern. dont give less than 37 to each, if ur gonna separate them

severe sandal
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I suggest to keep both root and home merged, so he doesn't get the issue like here, where he runs out on one but still has a ton of space on the other one

sweet cypress
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  • Google MB to MiB , and GB to GiB for binary/ iec equivalent values
sweet cypress
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sample

wheat glade
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I've tried to explain how everything works and how to set up different partitions

sweet cypress
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manually make red, green, and brown partitions as shown in my diagram, in that order, using gparted from live iso desktop, then follow the sample link I posted above to set them in the manual installer step (page 5 of installer)

severe sandal
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you don't need a seperate /root partition

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no, it looks good now

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you have a /boot/efi and a / partition

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i don't see a seperate /root

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/root is the home directory of user root

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/ is where everything is stored, commomly reffered to as root

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what is storage partition?

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#1170387230448177152 is for e.g help with phones or windows

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small is for e.g how to install some app

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you can't

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what?

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#1170387178577207348 is for linux distros not mint
#1170387126123253932 is for mint support

modern shore
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(Solved) Disk Partitions Info Help