change installation DIRs / partitions

[donkey42]

how do i redefine the default installation locations ?

say i'm installing Kubuntu & my chosen acronym is KU/ & /KU/home for the home partition

i realize that my system would then be essentially have multiple OSs but each installation would have it's respective / & /home but they would simple be renamed /KU/ & /KU/home or recurse the DIR structure up 1 level to incorporate the OS description i specify (KU)

BTW: im retrying to install NVidia drivers & kernel sources, i will NOT be betten

 

[Addis]

Why are you using KU? I've never heard of installation acronyms, AFAIK everything is installed under /, the actual partition being up to the user.

 

[donkey42]

no, i think you misunderstand

i'm wanting to redefine mount points

so, currently, a system installs on 4 partitions / mount points

• /
• /boot
• /home
• swap

however i want to define different mount points for /home & /, or possibly rename .kde in my ~, to then allow multiple distros to use the same /home

Why are you using KU?

using KU was an example of how to use ultiple distros

for example:
/KU/ could be my defined acronym for Kubuntu & /KD/ could define the partition / mount point for KDE on Debian e.g. the first letter defines the Window manager & the second defines the distro

hope ive explained it better now

 

[sabashuali]

.....
hope ive explained it better now

No, :P but I think I get your point.

Have you actually tried it?
When you install, you need to create and mount a seperate root partition for the new installation. Then you can choose to mount the partition you are already using for /home in the existing installation as /home for the new installation. In Debian the partitioning tool allows you to manually edit the partition table. Choose the partition currently used as /home. Choose to use it, not format it!!!! Choose to mount it as /home. I do not think the partitioning tool cares what is already on the partition as long as you make sure you choose not to format that partition!!!

I could be and may be wrong but the new isntallation will write new files it needs to write or it will use existing ones.
I think the risk is that the new installation might use "older" configuration files which you might not wish to use like desktop setttings etc...

I am intrigged - let us/me know.....

 

[donkey42]

Have you actually tried it?

not fully, i have tried using /kuhome as my Kubuntu /home mount point, :doh: in theory it may redefine the /home mount point if i simply edit my fstab,

sorry for the confusion, my fault, i specified /home but meant ~

I am intrigged - let us/me know.....

will do

BTW: do you happen to know redefine .kde in ~ to allow multiple distros to use the same /home mount point so, all distros can access .swiftdove (mail client) in my ~ while having multiple KDE distros use the same /home mount point

BTW thankies saba

Edit:

I do not think the partitioning tool cares what is already on the partition as long as you make sure you choose not to format that partition!!!

yes, you are correct