How to install Ubuntu Server 24.04.1 LTS with custom partitions?

[Bo Berglund]

On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:23:58 +0100, Bo Berglund <bo.berglund at gmail.com> wrote:

>It seems to be impossible to make a server installation where you can have
>separate partitions for in my case:
>
>- EFI
>- root
>- home
>- video
>- SVNrepo
>- something else
>
>I have tried to figure this out using multiple trials, but failed.
>
>Is it really impossible to do this install and leave space for the data I need
>to be on separate partitions?

It *is* possible, just not with an already initialized drive...

I removed the EFI and home partitions I had made with GParted making the drive
empty and then tested again and now I can configure the mounts as I wanted and
add the /, /home, /var/lib/svn and /var/video partitions and set their
respective sizes! :-)

And the installer created the EFI partition all by itself too.

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So I have a new server 24.04.1 LTS on new hardware, maybe I should just try to
copy the installation details from the original server (if I can remember all
details)...

This involves the Apache webserver with its Letsencrypt certs and auto-renewal,
a Subversion server with its repository and apache hooks, the OpenVPN server and
more.



-- 
Bo Berglund
Developer in Sweden