Linux USB key partitioning

[enzaaibueno]

So, i can install linux to a usb key but the only option i get when doing it manual partitioning, does anyone know what partitions i should make, what mount points etc. If so please comment down below, thanks!

[lal12]

This pretty much depends on what you want. But for ease of use I would recommend for easy usage

• Main Partition (use all space not used below) mount it on "/".
• SWAP (this is known as the pagefile on Windows, but in Linux usually a seperate partition is used since it is faster). The size of the swap depends on your ram size. For a very large RAM 16GB+ and if you don't use any RAM heavy applications and you don't need hibernation, you could also go without swap. If you have like 8GB of RAM I would go with 8GB of SWAP. There is not really a mount point just select it as swap in the installer, usually you won't be asked for a mount point then.

You obviously can get with a more complicated combination, but for most people I think just a main partition containing all your stuff is the better choice. Since even if you reinstall, saving all your personal stuff on Linux is much easier than on windows where all files and settings are straggling all over the place.

[sp331yi]

Attached is an example of a Slack boot USB stick, with a small /boot partition of FAT format and large storage partition of ext2 format. 

 

Use Gparted to create  /  and  /home  and perhaps a /swap of 512 - 762 MB, would be my recommendation.  No need for a /boot partition in your case.  Size depends on distro and the USB capacity.