Ubuntu 18.04 Do I need to create a boot partition during install?
Hi I’m just wondering if it’s essential to create a boot partition during Ubuntu 18.04 installation besides root and swap. I plan on installing only Ubuntu on my desktop.
I’m only asking because the Ubuntu help link https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DiskSpace tells me I have to install the Bios/EFI partition(not /boot partition) if my drive is a GPT type (500gb SSD if you’re wondering) and that I wanted to make sure this information is still up to date.
In case you ask, I tried to search for answers similar to this as much as I could but they don’t relate to this. Even if there was one, it’s been years ago. Again, I’m asking this just so this helps anyone without having to write repeated questions.
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Hi I’m just wondering if it’s essential to create a boot partition during Ubuntu 18.04 installation besides root and swap. I plan on installing only Ubuntu on my desktop.
I’m only asking because the Ubuntu help link https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DiskSpace tells me I have to install the Bios/EFI partition(not /boot partition) if my drive is a GPT type (500gb SSD if you’re wondering) and that I wanted to make sure this information is still up to date.
In case you ask, I tried to search for answers similar to this as much as I could but they don’t relate to this. Even if there was one, it’s been years ago. Again, I’m asking this just so this helps anyone without having to write repeated questions.
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It is not clear from your question if you are planning to dual boot with Windows and Ubuntu or erase everything and install Ubuntu. In most cases you should just follow the default installation instructions. The installer will create whatever partition it needs. A/bootpartition is not the same thing as the BIOS/EFI (also called an ESP) partition. Are you asking about ESP or boot partition?
– user68186
4 hours ago
No you do not need to go out of your way to create any partition during install
– Scott Stensland
4 hours ago
No, I have no intention of dual booting. If you must ask, I intend to install root and home partition on that SSD. I also intend to mount a HDD (4tb) and another SSD (1tb) to my desktop as storage while I use symlinks on my HDD to the home directory. As for your boot partition question, I’m talking about the BIOS/EFI partition one as said by the Ubuntu help when installing to a GPT type drive.
– Toby
4 hours ago
While I say this, just let me know if there’s anything I’m missing or that I have to add or remove.
– Toby
4 hours ago
Once more, I’m just asking this because I don’t want to break anything in the long run for not having a Bios/EFI partition in my GPT drive.
– Toby
4 hours ago
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Hi I’m just wondering if it’s essential to create a boot partition during Ubuntu 18.04 installation besides root and swap. I plan on installing only Ubuntu on my desktop.
I’m only asking because the Ubuntu help link https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DiskSpace tells me I have to install the Bios/EFI partition(not /boot partition) if my drive is a GPT type (500gb SSD if you’re wondering) and that I wanted to make sure this information is still up to date.
In case you ask, I tried to search for answers similar to this as much as I could but they don’t relate to this. Even if there was one, it’s been years ago. Again, I’m asking this just so this helps anyone without having to write repeated questions.
boot partitioning 18.04 uefi
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Hi I’m just wondering if it’s essential to create a boot partition during Ubuntu 18.04 installation besides root and swap. I plan on installing only Ubuntu on my desktop.
I’m only asking because the Ubuntu help link https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DiskSpace tells me I have to install the Bios/EFI partition(not /boot partition) if my drive is a GPT type (500gb SSD if you’re wondering) and that I wanted to make sure this information is still up to date.
In case you ask, I tried to search for answers similar to this as much as I could but they don’t relate to this. Even if there was one, it’s been years ago. Again, I’m asking this just so this helps anyone without having to write repeated questions.
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It is not clear from your question if you are planning to dual boot with Windows and Ubuntu or erase everything and install Ubuntu. In most cases you should just follow the default installation instructions. The installer will create whatever partition it needs. A/bootpartition is not the same thing as the BIOS/EFI (also called an ESP) partition. Are you asking about ESP or boot partition?
– user68186
4 hours ago
No you do not need to go out of your way to create any partition during install
– Scott Stensland
4 hours ago
No, I have no intention of dual booting. If you must ask, I intend to install root and home partition on that SSD. I also intend to mount a HDD (4tb) and another SSD (1tb) to my desktop as storage while I use symlinks on my HDD to the home directory. As for your boot partition question, I’m talking about the BIOS/EFI partition one as said by the Ubuntu help when installing to a GPT type drive.
– Toby
4 hours ago
While I say this, just let me know if there’s anything I’m missing or that I have to add or remove.
– Toby
4 hours ago
Once more, I’m just asking this because I don’t want to break anything in the long run for not having a Bios/EFI partition in my GPT drive.
– Toby
4 hours ago
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It is not clear from your question if you are planning to dual boot with Windows and Ubuntu or erase everything and install Ubuntu. In most cases you should just follow the default installation instructions. The installer will create whatever partition it needs. A/bootpartition is not the same thing as the BIOS/EFI (also called an ESP) partition. Are you asking about ESP or boot partition?
– user68186
4 hours ago
No you do not need to go out of your way to create any partition during install
– Scott Stensland
4 hours ago
No, I have no intention of dual booting. If you must ask, I intend to install root and home partition on that SSD. I also intend to mount a HDD (4tb) and another SSD (1tb) to my desktop as storage while I use symlinks on my HDD to the home directory. As for your boot partition question, I’m talking about the BIOS/EFI partition one as said by the Ubuntu help when installing to a GPT type drive.
– Toby
4 hours ago
While I say this, just let me know if there’s anything I’m missing or that I have to add or remove.
– Toby
4 hours ago
Once more, I’m just asking this because I don’t want to break anything in the long run for not having a Bios/EFI partition in my GPT drive.
– Toby
4 hours ago
It is not clear from your question if you are planning to dual boot with Windows and Ubuntu or erase everything and install Ubuntu. In most cases you should just follow the default installation instructions. The installer will create whatever partition it needs. A
/boot partition is not the same thing as the BIOS/EFI (also called an ESP) partition. Are you asking about ESP or boot partition?– user68186
4 hours ago
It is not clear from your question if you are planning to dual boot with Windows and Ubuntu or erase everything and install Ubuntu. In most cases you should just follow the default installation instructions. The installer will create whatever partition it needs. A
/boot partition is not the same thing as the BIOS/EFI (also called an ESP) partition. Are you asking about ESP or boot partition?– user68186
4 hours ago
No you do not need to go out of your way to create any partition during install
– Scott Stensland
4 hours ago
No you do not need to go out of your way to create any partition during install
– Scott Stensland
4 hours ago
No, I have no intention of dual booting. If you must ask, I intend to install root and home partition on that SSD. I also intend to mount a HDD (4tb) and another SSD (1tb) to my desktop as storage while I use symlinks on my HDD to the home directory. As for your boot partition question, I’m talking about the BIOS/EFI partition one as said by the Ubuntu help when installing to a GPT type drive.
– Toby
4 hours ago
No, I have no intention of dual booting. If you must ask, I intend to install root and home partition on that SSD. I also intend to mount a HDD (4tb) and another SSD (1tb) to my desktop as storage while I use symlinks on my HDD to the home directory. As for your boot partition question, I’m talking about the BIOS/EFI partition one as said by the Ubuntu help when installing to a GPT type drive.
– Toby
4 hours ago
While I say this, just let me know if there’s anything I’m missing or that I have to add or remove.
– Toby
4 hours ago
While I say this, just let me know if there’s anything I’m missing or that I have to add or remove.
– Toby
4 hours ago
Once more, I’m just asking this because I don’t want to break anything in the long run for not having a Bios/EFI partition in my GPT drive.
– Toby
4 hours ago
Once more, I’m just asking this because I don’t want to break anything in the long run for not having a Bios/EFI partition in my GPT drive.
– Toby
4 hours ago
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GPT disks can boot in Legacy (BIOS) mode, and in EFI mode.
To boot a GPT disk with Legacy (BIOS) mode, you need to have a "BIOS Boot" partition. This is entirely different from a /boot partition.
My BIOS Boot partition goes from sector 34 to sector 2047. Its size is 1007.0 KiB. Its type is EF02.
You do not need a /boot partition (unless your root partition is encrypted).
You also do not need a swap partition. I never use swap.
If you are booting in EFI mode, then you need an EFI system partition (ESP). This is not the BIOS boot partition. It is also not the /boot partition, at least on Ubuntu. (Theoretically, the ESP could also be /boot, but the Ubuntu installer, as of 18.04, does not support this configuration.)
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So does that mean I never needed it to begin if I don’t encrypt my root partition? If you’re curious, I plan to install root and home partition to my SSD while mounting an HDD (4tb) and another SSD (1tb) for storage.
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4 hours ago
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GPT disks can boot in Legacy (BIOS) mode, and in EFI mode.
To boot a GPT disk with Legacy (BIOS) mode, you need to have a "BIOS Boot" partition. This is entirely different from a /boot partition.
My BIOS Boot partition goes from sector 34 to sector 2047. Its size is 1007.0 KiB. Its type is EF02.
You do not need a /boot partition (unless your root partition is encrypted).
You also do not need a swap partition. I never use swap.
If you are booting in EFI mode, then you need an EFI system partition (ESP). This is not the BIOS boot partition. It is also not the /boot partition, at least on Ubuntu. (Theoretically, the ESP could also be /boot, but the Ubuntu installer, as of 18.04, does not support this configuration.)
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So does that mean I never needed it to begin if I don’t encrypt my root partition? If you’re curious, I plan to install root and home partition to my SSD while mounting an HDD (4tb) and another SSD (1tb) for storage.
– Toby
4 hours ago
add a comment |
GPT disks can boot in Legacy (BIOS) mode, and in EFI mode.
To boot a GPT disk with Legacy (BIOS) mode, you need to have a "BIOS Boot" partition. This is entirely different from a /boot partition.
My BIOS Boot partition goes from sector 34 to sector 2047. Its size is 1007.0 KiB. Its type is EF02.
You do not need a /boot partition (unless your root partition is encrypted).
You also do not need a swap partition. I never use swap.
If you are booting in EFI mode, then you need an EFI system partition (ESP). This is not the BIOS boot partition. It is also not the /boot partition, at least on Ubuntu. (Theoretically, the ESP could also be /boot, but the Ubuntu installer, as of 18.04, does not support this configuration.)
answered 4 hours ago
mpbmpb
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So does that mean I never needed it to begin if I don’t encrypt my root partition? If you’re curious, I plan to install root and home partition to my SSD while mounting an HDD (4tb) and another SSD (1tb) for storage.
– Toby
4 hours ago
add a comment |
GPT disks can boot in Legacy (BIOS) mode, and in EFI mode.
To boot a GPT disk with Legacy (BIOS) mode, you need to have a "BIOS Boot" partition. This is entirely different from a /boot partition.
My BIOS Boot partition goes from sector 34 to sector 2047. Its size is 1007.0 KiB. Its type is EF02.
You do not need a /boot partition (unless your root partition is encrypted).
You also do not need a swap partition. I never use swap.
If you are booting in EFI mode, then you need an EFI system partition (ESP). This is not the BIOS boot partition. It is also not the /boot partition, at least on Ubuntu. (Theoretically, the ESP could also be /boot, but the Ubuntu installer, as of 18.04, does not support this configuration.)
answered 4 hours ago
mpbmpb
43339
GPT disks can boot in Legacy (BIOS) mode, and in EFI mode.
To boot a GPT disk with Legacy (BIOS) mode, you need to have a "BIOS Boot" partition. This is entirely different from a /boot partition.
My BIOS Boot partition goes from sector 34 to sector 2047. Its size is 1007.0 KiB. Its type is EF02.
You do not need a /boot partition (unless your root partition is encrypted).
You also do not need a swap partition. I never use swap.
If you are booting in EFI mode, then you need an EFI system partition (ESP). This is not the BIOS boot partition. It is also not the /boot partition, at least on Ubuntu. (Theoretically, the ESP could also be /boot, but the Ubuntu installer, as of 18.04, does not support this configuration.)
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So does that mean I never needed it to begin if I don’t encrypt my root partition? If you’re curious, I plan to install root and home partition to my SSD while mounting an HDD (4tb) and another SSD (1tb) for storage.
– Toby
4 hours ago
add a comment |
So does that mean I never needed it to begin if I don’t encrypt my root partition? If you’re curious, I plan to install root and home partition to my SSD while mounting an HDD (4tb) and another SSD (1tb) for storage.
– Toby
4 hours ago
So does that mean I never needed it to begin if I don’t encrypt my root partition? If you’re curious, I plan to install root and home partition to my SSD while mounting an HDD (4tb) and another SSD (1tb) for storage.
– Toby
4 hours ago
So does that mean I never needed it to begin if I don’t encrypt my root partition? If you’re curious, I plan to install root and home partition to my SSD while mounting an HDD (4tb) and another SSD (1tb) for storage.
– Toby
4 hours ago
add a comment |
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It is not clear from your question if you are planning to dual boot with Windows and Ubuntu or erase everything and install Ubuntu. In most cases you should just follow the default installation instructions. The installer will create whatever partition it needs. A
/bootpartition is not the same thing as the BIOS/EFI (also called an ESP) partition. Are you asking about ESP or boot partition?– user68186
4 hours ago
No you do not need to go out of your way to create any partition during install
– Scott Stensland
4 hours ago
No, I have no intention of dual booting. If you must ask, I intend to install root and home partition on that SSD. I also intend to mount a HDD (4tb) and another SSD (1tb) to my desktop as storage while I use symlinks on my HDD to the home directory. As for your boot partition question, I’m talking about the BIOS/EFI partition one as said by the Ubuntu help when installing to a GPT type drive.
– Toby
4 hours ago
While I say this, just let me know if there’s anything I’m missing or that I have to add or remove.
– Toby
4 hours ago
Once more, I’m just asking this because I don’t want to break anything in the long run for not having a Bios/EFI partition in my GPT drive.
– Toby
4 hours ago