I just got a new laptop and installed Linux on it. I mainly run OpenSUSE.

Getting full encryption on both was a bit of a challenge and I had no idea what I’m doing. Will having the swap partition in the middle break things? Did I really need so many partitions (Mint and OpenSUSE don’t show up in eachother’s boot menu)?

I’m probably not gonna change this layout (because reinstallation seems like a pain) unless the swap partition’s position is a problem. I’m just curious how many mistakes I made.

EDIT: I’m not upgrading my drive capacity. I do not need it.

  • Tenkard@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    I would create another couple of efi partitions, just to confuse attackers more

  • phanto@lemmy.ca
    1·
    1 month ago

    Never more in my life have I wanted to send a stranger a larger hard drive.

  • Gagootron@feddit.org
    0·
    1 month ago

    I recommend that you take a look at LVM. It can help you manage your partitions without much planning beforehand.

    • Tenderizer78@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I’m averse to installing things that don’t come with my distro. More software means more risk of a malicious update (which is the greatest security threat I face). Also seems a bit hacky so I’d be worried it’d cause instability. Plus I’m just not that technical.