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"noatime" and "nodiratime" options disable access logging for files and directories in the partition. For home server applications, this is unnecessary write to hard disk. Ubuntu, by default keeps a log of when a file or directory is accessed. On the screen that follows, check "noatime" and "nodiratime" and uncheck everything else (unless you know what you are doing), as shown in the picture below. There are other partition formats for other purposes. Select each one of them and customize it as described below. There are several options that need to be customized in this screen before finalizing Ubuntu partition scheme. Then, you will be presented with a screen summarizing the settings for the to-be created new root partition. Partition Location - Beginning Or End Step 9: Setup Root Partition I typically set up root partition in the beginning. Next, select the location of the root partition in the hard drive. Primary Or Logical Partition Step 8: Select Root Partition Location While, Ubuntu is robust and not picky about the type of partition (primary vs logical), I recommend setting the root partition to "primary". There is no real need for a typical Ubuntu home server to have more than 20 or 25 GB for root (/) partition. I recommend at least 10 GB for a headless server and 15 GB for a server with desktop environment. However, I do recommend installing Ubuntu Server in 2 separate partitions: one for root (/) and the other for home (/home).įirst, let us create a root partition. In this basic Ubuntu Server partitioning guide, I am not going to go crazy with partitioning. This allows easier maintenance and repairs. Many advanced Linux server administrators prefer installing the OS into multiple partitions. Ubuntu operating system can be split-installed into several separate partitions (the default is all OS in one partition). Create A New Partition Step 6: Set Ubuntu Root Partition Size Just select "Create a new partition" to create the Ubuntu root partition.
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Select the free space to create a new partition.
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In this example, there is 32.2 GB of free space available in the new hard drive. Once you create a new partition table, you see the amount of free space available in the selected drive. Create A A New Partition Table On New Hard Disk Step 4: Create New Partition from Empty Space If you drive already has partitions then you may not see this screen.
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Since this is a brand new drive, you will first have to create a partition table. We will look at mounting and using the existing media partition in sdb, later in this Ubuntu partition guide. First, we are going to choose sda to format it for Ubuntu Server installation. The second disk (sdb), already appears to contain one primary partition of 5.4 GB formatted as EXT4. It is a new drive that will be partitioned to contain the Ubuntu operating system ( on my Home Server this is an SSD). There are no partitions in the first disk (sda).
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Manual Ubuntu Server Partitioning Step 2: Partition New Drives for Ubuntu Server Installation Don't worry, manual partitioning is not that difficult. When the Ubuntu installer prompts you to partition disks, I recommend choosing the "Manual" partitioning method. Step 1: Choose Manual Ubuntu Partitioning
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Without further ado let us learn to partition hard disk for Ubuntu Server installation. If have more than one hard drive, press "Yes" to unmount all existing partitions. Umounting any existing partitions is required for disk partitioner to work on the drive. As shown in the picture below, this drive will be recognized as sdb and the installer prompts you to unmount the partitions. This second drive is already formatted to EXT4 and contains data. On my Home Server / HTPC Combo Build 2016, I use a 4 TB HDD as a second hard drive to store my media.