#boot-partition

Solution: Is a /boot partition always necessary? #dev #it #fix

Is a /boot partition always necessary?

Should I create a /boot partition every time I install a Linux distro?

Is there a difference between having a /boot partition and making the / partition bootable?

Answer [by Eye of Hell]: Is a /boot partition always necessary?

The difference is filesystem optimization. Generally each partition have it’s own tables for files, descriptors etc. You can install…

Solution: EFI Partition vs /boot partition #programming #dev #solution

EFI Partition vs /boot partition

I have just sat down to install debian 7, which contains something called ‘EFI’ which is entirely new to me.

I went through the install as I usually do;

256MB /boot partition, bootable, unencrypted

Remaining disk size as / partition, encrypted

The installer warned me about ‘no EFI partition found’ but I ignored it, because I like to live dangerously.

But that…