Eluvianii Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 I've been curious about Linux for a while now, and I'm reaching the point where I actually want to install it. I will be doing the usual recommended steps, running it on a virtual machine to see if I actually like it, looking at different distros, etc. However the difficult choice seems to be the space needed for the installation. As I understand it, you can keep both operating systems by making a partition and installing Linux there. My question boils down to, is that all the space you'll have available to install software? If I want to use it for gaming, should I be allocating as much space as possible for the games or will I be able to use the main bulk of the hard drive? I don't really have an issue with trying to make some space for a bigger installation, and to my understanding you can even modify partitions or create new ones if you eventually need more space, but I'd like to start with the right foot here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Khol Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) There might be ways to access the main partition for games, but as i understand it, it would just be a lot easier to keep your games on the linux partition, so i would just allocate however much space you think youll need for all your games. Edited December 13, 2021 by Eternal Khol typos 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eluvianii Posted December 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2021 I see. Well, it makes sense but I guess I was hoping for some viable alternative. Thanks, this really helps. I think if I make the change it will have to be a slow process. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Oltux72 Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 You can use LVM and add new partitions to your partition, but you need to set it up that way during installation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatawaYK Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 I'm new to this forum and I'm glad to see someone interested in exploring the world of Linux! When it comes to partitioning your hard drive, it's true that you can create a separate partition for Linux and still have access to the rest of your hard drive for storage. Keep in mind that the amount of space you allocate to your Linux partition will affect the amount of space available for installing software. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eluvianii Posted April 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2023 On 18/4/2023 at 7:36 AM, KatawaYK said: I'm new to this forum and I'm glad to see someone interested in exploring the world of Linux! When it comes to partitioning your hard drive, it's true that you can create a separate partition for Linux and still have access to the rest of your hard drive for storage. Keep in mind that the amount of space you allocate to your Linux partition will affect the amount of space available for installing software. Well, back then I didn't know how to phrase it, but I later realized my question was if I could use the home partition to install stuff, or if it all went to the OS partition. Again, later I realized things like libraries go into the OS partition but those are typically very small. And games and other software do go into home. Been using Linux for over a year now and though I still have trouble with it from time to time (just today Windows randomly deleted my boot entry, so I had to boot into a live USB and create it again), but overall I'm happy with it. I don't have any ideological reason about foss or stuff like that to use it, it just seemed interesting and fun to tinker with, and it has delivered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatawaYK Posted April 21, 2023 Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) On 4/18/2023 at 8:36 AM, KatawaYK said: I'm new to this forum and I'm glad to see someone interested in exploring the world of Linux! When it comes to partitioning your hard drive, it's true that you can create a separate partition for Linux and still have access to the rest of your hard drive for storage. Keep in mind that the amount of space you allocate to your Linux partition will affect the amount of space available for installing software. If you're planning on using Linux for gaming, you may want to allocate as much space as possible to your Linux partition. You can learn more about it at tuxcare.com. While you can always resize partitions later, it's best to start with enough space to avoid running into issues down the road. Edited April 21, 2023 by KatawaYK 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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