I new to fedora. Recently duel boot it with window 10 due to which i have limited ssd.
i want the packages/application data to to store in different partition(hhd). i have create the partion. download files from broswer are being shore there but application are still store ssd. is there a way to change location. “software” is the partiton name where i want to store the application/packages while othere is the one having os
There’s no simple answer to this, because the files a package installs can in principle go anywhere (/bin, /usr/bin, /lib, /lib64, …).
You can change where dnf (the package manager) keeps downloaded and cache files, which would reduce some space.
See e.g. Location of packages for installation
You can also opt for a minimal installation using DNF, and install remaining packages with snap or flatpak, and have those in dedicated folder.
Given that e.g. FlatPak install to $USER, if you have that partition on a different disk, then you would achieve what I think you’re trying to do.
I am very new to it. I didn’t get how to do it. Can you give a example like what and command to use in detail?
Running into limitations with the initial space allocation is a common problem, and Linux was ways to add storage while preserving the existing directory structure.
This is generally the same across linux distros. If you used the Fedora Workstation defaults, you are using btrfs, and should read up on btrfs device add (starting with man btrfs-device, and maybe looking for online examples/tutotials). Note that for btrfs a second “balance” step is needed following “device add” to make use of the added space).
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