utilbin / partition-recipe debian partman helper

Partition recipe calculator

Enter the total disk size. For /var and /home, choose auto, percent, or exact size. Auto follows the screenshot pattern. Percent uses the total disk. Exact uses your typed GB value.

Input

Disk size

Unit

Swap size (GB)

Unallocated reserve (GB)

Target root size (GB)

Optional logical volumes

/varChoose auto, percent, or exact.

/var mode

/var value

/homeChoose auto, percent, or exact.

/home mode

/home value

Reference pattern from the screenshot: boot 500 550 600, root 30000 35000 35000, var 40000 45000 45000, home 15000 20000 20000, swap exact, and an oversized max on the LVM PV line so it can absorb the rest.

Summary

Disk

200.0 GB

Sum of minimums

95.6 GB

Allocated to LVM PV

89.5 GB

Calculated sizes after Debian allocation

Mount / use	Recipe row	Allocated size

Recipe rows

Mode rules

auto: derives target from the root target using the screenshot ratios. percent: target is that percent of the total disk size. exact GB: target is the typed GB value. All three then become proper Debian recipe rows using minimum priority maximum.