[SOLVED] SSD Format for New Linux Mint Install

anon298 · 01-26-2023, 02:56 PM

Guys, I just checked the SSD drive mapping on my Linux Mint install 21.1, and it reads like this:

File system Partition 1:
537 MB FAT

File system Partition 2:
500 GB EXT4

Free space:
1.1 MB

Is this correct, and if not, what OUGHT it be - and HOW do I do it?

michaelk · 01-26-2023, 04:29 PM

When it comes to partitioning what ought it be is almost whatever you want it to be except for / and efi now days if you have a UEFI computer. Ubuntu and maybe Mint automatically configure a swap file instead of a partition which is maybe why you only have two. I might add a separate /home.

anon298 · 01-26-2023, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaelk

When it comes to partitioning what ought it be is almost whatever you want it to be except for / and efi now days if you have a UEFI computer. Ubuntu and maybe Mint automatically configure a swap file instead of a partition which is maybe why you only have two. I might add a separate /home.

Okay. Thanks.

Folks over on the other forum now tell me that this is a well known bug.