There are quite a lot of questions like this but they are either unanswered or aren't enough to make me fully understand how to do this.
I just bought parts for a new computer, so I have a fresh and empty SSD (128 GB) and HDD (1 TB). My plan is to install both Linux and Windows on the SSD as well as some games from Windows, and the rest of the data in the HDD.
From my understading, the process is:
- Install Windows on SSD
- Move the content of the User folder to the HDD
- Make a partition in both the SSD and HDD for Linux
- Install Linux in SSD with
/home
(and maybe/var
) in HDD
And my questions are:
- Is that process correct?
- In order to put
/home
in the HDD, should I do it during the installation, or later with symbolic links? - Are
/var
or/tmp
worth moving away from the SSD? - Windows programs usually install in a
Program Files
folder outside of the User folder. When installing a program, will I have to change directory to the HDD every time, or am I suposed to move theProgram Files
folder in the same way I move the contents of User? - 40 GB seems to be enough for the Linux SSD partition. Is that right?
- Can I place the
swap
partition in the HDD even if/
is in the SSD?