Maze Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 hello and good day dear Linux-experts,i want to install a new opensuse linux on a notebook. i want to upgrade is the following:this one: Akoya P 6512 15" OpenSuse 13.1: AMD Athlon X2 P320, 2,10 GHz, 4 GB 320 GB hdd-drivewhat is wanted:i want to do a total fresh installationi want to have not tooo much partitions!i only want to run opensuse 13.2i want to have some kind of native linux partitions - such as ext 4 - #what do you suggest - should go with the new default BTRFS file system?!?well to begin with the beginning: i applied the following commandsa. lsblkb. fdisk -lsee the results,,,, ; linux-c5sz:/home/martin # lsblkNAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTsda 8:0 0 465,8G 0 disk├─sda1 8:1 0 4G 0 part [sWAP]├─sda2 8:2 0 102M 0 part├─sda4 8:4 0 1K 0 part├─sda5 8:5 0 2G 0 part├─sda6 8:6 0 4G 0 part├─sda7 8:7 0 10G 0 part├─sda8 8:8 0 20G 0 part /└─sda9 8:9 0 389,6G 0 part /homesr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom and the following fdisk -l linux-c5sz:/home/martin # fdisk -lDisk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 sectorsUnits = Sektoren of 1 * 512 = 512 byteSector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytesI/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytesDisk label type: dosDisk identifier: 0xb8fa3ecdGerät boot. Anfang Ende Blöcke Id System/dev/sda1 63 8385929 4192933+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris/dev/sda2 8385930 8594774 104422+ 83 Linux/dev/sda4 * 8803620 976768064 483982222+ 5 Extended/dev/sda5 8803683 12996584 2096451 83 Linux/dev/sda6 12996648 21382514 4192933+ 83 Linux/dev/sda7 21382578 42347339 10482381 83 Linux/dev/sda8 117821440 159766527 20972544 83 Linux/dev/sda9 159768576 976766975 408499200 83 Linuxlinux-c5sz:/home/martin # subsequently the questions; which partition logic should i choose.what is wanted: i want to have not tooo much partitions!i only want to run opensuse 13.2note: i want to erase all the existing partition logic /(that is currently existing)i do this with Gparted.which partitions should i take?which file system ?i am curious to get to know your ideas Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/293250-installation-of-linux-should-i-go-with-the-new-default-btrfs-file-system/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzman1 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 3 partitions could be enough for me, in case you are using that machine as a linux desktop - root (/), swap and /home. How many OS's you want to run on that hard-drive? Why do you want to use BTRFS? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/293250-installation-of-linux-should-i-go-with-the-new-default-btrfs-file-system/#findComment-1500751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maze Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) hello dear Jazzman many many thanks for the reply. your answer is very very helpful. to answer your questions: i only want to use one operating system i am not sure about the BTRFS question some of my friends recommend it as it should be cool for the root partition and because it supports snapshots well i am not sure about the usage of BTRFS - would you recomment it!? well one question tough one question regarding the preparing of an upgrade.today i want to ask a linux-question: i am preparing a upgrade from opensuse 13.1 to 13.2and i want to do a fresh installation.first of all - as a preliminary task i will do a saving of all the files - that are in the home of the current installationwhat else shoud i safe - more than the /home/my_name should i save anyting else ...http://tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/sect_03_01.htmlGeneral overview of the Linux file system Table 3-2. Subdirectories of the root directory Directory Content /bin Common programs, shared by the system, the system administrator and the users. /boot The startup files and the kernel, vmlinuz. In some recent distributions also grub data. Grub is the GRand Unified Boot loader and is an attempt to get rid of the many different boot-loaders we know today. /dev Contains references to all the CPU peripheral hardware, which are represented as files with special properties. /etc Most important system configuration files are in /etc, this directory contains data similar to those in the Control Panel in Windows /home Home directories of the common users. /initrd (on some distributions) Information for booting. Do not remove! /lib Library files, includes files for all kinds of programs needed by the system and the users. /lost+found Every partition has a lost+found in its upper directory. Files that were saved during failures are here. /misc For miscellaneous purposes. /mnt Standard mount point for external file systems, e.g. a CD-ROM or a digital camera. /net Standard mount point for entire remote file systems /opt Typically contains extra and third party software. /proc A virtual file system containing information about system resources. More information about the meaning of the files in proc is obtained by entering the command man proc in a terminal window. The file proc.txt discusses the virtual file system in detail. /root The administrative user's home directory. Mind the difference between /, the root directory and /root, the home directory of the root user. /sbin Programs for use by the system and the system administrator. /tmp Temporary space for use by the system, cleaned upon reboot, so don't use this for saving any work! /usr Programs, libraries, documentation etc. for all user-related programs. /var Storage for all variable files and temporary files created by users, such as log files, the mail queue, the print spooler area, space for temporary storage of files downloaded from the Internet, or to keep an image of a CD before burning it. well - reagarding the thunderbird and other things more.note: i have thunderbird and enigmail up and running.so i need to savea. the passwordsb. the mails.question: is there a need to save more than the home/my_name ?!love to hear from yougreetings Edited December 27, 2014 by Maze Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/293250-installation-of-linux-should-i-go-with-the-new-default-btrfs-file-system/#findComment-1500760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzman1 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 what else shoud i safe - more than the /home/my_name You don't have to backUp all the /home directory, but only -> your documents, music, vidoes, pictures and thunderbird (mozilla) directory. If you have a data (websites) in /var/www apache home dir, you should backUp it as well. i only want to use one operating system Then, approximately, 13 - 15GB for root, 2 - 3GB for swap and the rest for /home. i am not sure about the BTRFS question BTRFS is a new file system, use ext4 instead. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/293250-installation-of-linux-should-i-go-with-the-new-default-btrfs-file-system/#findComment-1501326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maze Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 hello and good day dear jazzmann, first of all - a happy happy new year - all the best to you !! many many thanks for the reply - i did it: i runned the installation of opensuse 13.2 well i am not an expert see the results of the partition.... note there were many mnay partitions on the harddrive ... now i have a few less that that many Für weitere Einzelheiten siehe fdisk(.linux-a9sq:/home/martin # fdisk -lFestplatte /dev/sda: 465,8 GiB, 500107862016 Bytes, 976773168 SektorenEinheiten: Sektoren von 1 * 512 = 512 BytesSektorgröße (logisch/physikalisch): 512 Bytes / 512 BytesE/A-Größe (minimal/optimal): 512 Bytes / 512 BytesFestplattenbezeichnungstyp: dosFestplattenbezeichner: 0xb8fa3ecdDevice Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type/dev/sda1 63 8385929 8385867 4G 82 Linux swap / Solaris/dev/sda2 * 8385930 8594774 208845 102M 83 Linux/dev/sda4 8803620 976768064 967964445 461,6G 5 Extended /dev/sda5 21382578 42347339 20964762 10G 83 Linux /dev/sda6 159768576 976766975 816998400 389,6G 83 Linux linux-a9sq:/home/martin # /usr/share/applications/kde4/konsole.desktop how do you think about the patition logic?btw: have found some issues with the network configuration---..i allways struggle with ifup and knetowkrmanager .... At the moment i only can run the notebook with the ethernet wire connected. No wlan is possiblewhat can i do now;see some issues that i found out! !!! CND0120E: the Netzwerkinterface wlp4s0 has got no IP Adress!!! CND0290E: no networkconfiguration for Interface wlp4s0 found!!! CND0490E: no Accesspoint with the SSID on the Interface wlp4s0 found!!! CND0380E: no WLANs at Interface wlp4s0 found. the hardware and drivers are not well configured what do you suggest Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/293250-installation-of-linux-should-i-go-with-the-new-default-btrfs-file-system/#findComment-1501517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzman1 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 how do you think about the patition logic? It looks good for me. btw: have found some issues with the network configuration---.. Open up a new thread. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/293250-installation-of-linux-should-i-go-with-the-new-default-btrfs-file-system/#findComment-1501690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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