installing ubuntu on a new system - questions

[bruce]

Hi Ian,

That's correct. The internal ssd is 128G. It's not going to be changed
unless necessary. And yes, I'm testing if the external drive approach
will work. It's fragile, but should be doable.

On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM Ian Bruntlett <ian.bruntlett at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Bruce,
>
> Assuming I've read your messages correctly, you want to have your system with the OS on an internal SSD and the rest of everything on an external USB drive.
>
> I don't remember if you are working on a laptop or a desktop/power system.

  >> laptop
>
> Personally, I'd be very reluctant to store key parts of my setup on an external USB drive. Too many things can go wrong.
>
> What is the capacity of your internal SSD?

   >> 128G
>
> TIA,
>
>
> Ian
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