# Installing Ubuntu from scratch for PMS

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**Created:** [April 17, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/installing-ubuntu-from-scratch-for-pms/875438 "2024-04-17T16:35:58Z")\
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Some advice and past observtions.

As you install Ubuntu

1. Use 20.04 or 22.04 as your installation. 24.04 is too new (no updates yet). It’s got bugs . The newer Linux kernel (6.8) breaks transcoding.

2. If the target installation device is big enough,  
– Allocate a 128GB partition for /  
– Allocate the remainder for /home (I use 1 GB for /boot (efi), 128 GB /, rest for /home. (I don’t use BTRFS or LVM. I use “standard partition” and EXT4)  
– This helps you because we can put all your server metadata on /home to preserve it should you need to (re)install the OS again

Take your time with figuring out the Ubuntu installer.

If you do as I suggest, you’ll want the “Something Else” option.  
It’ll be obvious when you get there.

Take the time to get the base install right – FIRST.

FYI…

> [@Linux Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247):
>
> Tips & Tricks of the Linux trade. Below, you’ll find a collection of tips, tricks, and how-to’s to help make setting up, administrating, and using Plex Media Server on Linux a little easier. [Reporting problems](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/20)[Using other hard drives (Windows or Linux) with PMS](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/2)[Customizing your Plex configuration on systemd based systems](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/3)[Using other EXT4, NTFS, or other drives (internal or USB)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/2)[Mounting CIFS + SMB network shares for Plex use](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/4)[Mounting NFS network shares for Plex use](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/5)[Moving…](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/6)

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