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My laptop came with this very small SSD and I want to use it to get better start up time and overall speed when loading Ubuntu, but I want the software installed via software Center to be installed in the HDD.

How could I accomplish that?

To my knowledge, it would be just a matter of creating appropriately sized /usr and /home partitions in the HDD and use the SSD for / and swap, right?

Marcos Souza
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but I want the software installed via software Center to be installed in the HDD.

Why? if you think 40Gb is not much: Ubuntu hardly comes above 15, 20GB. But then you should re-evaluate that method and remove software you don't use.

I have a mysql database and apache webserver running on a root with 15Gb. Never have issues with it.

40 Gb is already overkill for the root partition.

To my knowledge, it would be just a matter of creating appropriately sized /usr and /home partitions in the HDD and use the SSD for / and swap, right?

Yes.

Mind that /var/ is used by some software to store data. MySQL for instance. But the usage of partitions more than /, /home and a personal data partition is old and no longer optimal.

A / of 15Gb is enough to keep Ubuntu up and running up to the next release.

I would suggest though to keep everything on the ssd except for your personal data and there is a configuration for that (see ~./config/users-dirs.dirs). Keep your system and private separate and it will be ...

  • easier to make backups.
  • easier to replace the ssd.
  • easier to put your personal data disk into another system.
  • easier to re-install to a new version (you just add the disk with personal data during installation). Both / and /home will be empty of personal data (I don't even bother upgrading; a reinstall takes me 15 minutes).
  • the best way to get the most out of the speed of the ssd.

In my opinion this would suffice:

  • ssd: /home of 10Gb; after install remove the normal directories in /home/$USER/ and edit ~./config/users-dirs.dirs to point them to the hdd.
  • ssd: / with the remainder of the ssd (ie. 40-10=30).
  • hdd: /personal; the complete partition of the hdd you want to use.
Rinzwind
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