Partition sizes for Linux total to 50Gb [closed]
I have decided to dual boot ubuntu on my machine.
I have allocated a free space of 50Gb to ubuntu!.
My Laptop has 8Gb of Ram.
root - 15 gb
swap - 12 gb
home - 23 gb
Is it Okay?
partitioning disk-management
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I have decided to dual boot ubuntu on my machine.
I have allocated a free space of 50Gb to ubuntu!.
My Laptop has 8Gb of Ram.
root - 15 gb
swap - 12 gb
home - 23 gb
Is it Okay?
partitioning disk-management
edited Dec 11 '18 at 18:33
karel
58k12128146
asked Dec 11 '18 at 18:22
Ayush JainAyush Jain
1
closed as primarily opinion-based by user68186, Thomas Ward♦ Dec 11 '18 at 21:48
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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I have decided to dual boot ubuntu on my machine.
I have allocated a free space of 50Gb to ubuntu!.
My Laptop has 8Gb of Ram.
root - 15 gb
swap - 12 gb
home - 23 gb
Is it Okay?
partitioning disk-management
edited Dec 11 '18 at 18:33
karel
58k12128146
asked Dec 11 '18 at 18:22
Ayush JainAyush Jain
1
I have decided to dual boot ubuntu on my machine.
I have allocated a free space of 50Gb to ubuntu!.
My Laptop has 8Gb of Ram.
root - 15 gb
swap - 12 gb
home - 23 gb
Is it Okay?
partitioning disk-management
partitioning disk-management
edited Dec 11 '18 at 18:33
karel
58k12128146
asked Dec 11 '18 at 18:22
Ayush JainAyush Jain
1
edited Dec 11 '18 at 18:33
karel
58k12128146
asked Dec 11 '18 at 18:22
Ayush JainAyush Jain
1
edited Dec 11 '18 at 18:33
karel
58k12128146
edited Dec 11 '18 at 18:33
karel
58k12128146
edited Dec 11 '18 at 18:33
karel
58k12128146
58k12128146
asked Dec 11 '18 at 18:22
Ayush JainAyush Jain
1
asked Dec 11 '18 at 18:22
Ayush JainAyush Jain
1
asked Dec 11 '18 at 18:22
Ayush JainAyush Jain
1
1
closed as primarily opinion-based by user68186, Thomas Ward♦ Dec 11 '18 at 21:48
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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In new installations of Ubuntu 18.04 a swap file is created in the ext4 root partition by default instead of a swap partition. You also don't need a separate home partition. A single 50GB ext4 partition would make the most efficient use of the 50GB of available disk space, and that is also the partitioning scheme that the Ubuntu installer will create by default. 50GB will provide enough disk space to install all the software that you need, but you will not be able to download too many other large files.
answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:27
karelkarel
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so should i go for default option?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:31
Go with the default option to make the most efficient use of the 50GB available disk space. Even with 50GB of disk space, you will run out of disk space if you download too many other large files.
– karel
Dec 11 '18 at 18:32
if i'm going to select the default option in ubuntu installer, do i really need to create partition(free space) in windows using windows disk management?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:45
Everything adjusts automatically if you select the default option in the Ubuntu installer. The only limitation is that the size of the single partition is the maximum size of everything that can be written to that partition.
– karel
Dec 11 '18 at 18:48
but i'll have to create free space first, right?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:49
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I personally do more or less as you do.
I prefer keeping my home separate if I can, it facilitates full install when a new version comes out, or if I want to try a new flavour.
I also installed my swap in a another partition, but this was because I wanted to have it on my SATA drive and not on my SSD (my computer has 2 drives).
answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:51
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In new installations of Ubuntu 18.04 a swap file is created in the ext4 root partition by default instead of a swap partition. You also don't need a separate home partition. A single 50GB ext4 partition would make the most efficient use of the 50GB of available disk space, and that is also the partitioning scheme that the Ubuntu installer will create by default. 50GB will provide enough disk space to install all the software that you need, but you will not be able to download too many other large files.
answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:27
karelkarel
58k12128146
so should i go for default option?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:31
Go with the default option to make the most efficient use of the 50GB available disk space. Even with 50GB of disk space, you will run out of disk space if you download too many other large files.
– karel
Dec 11 '18 at 18:32
if i'm going to select the default option in ubuntu installer, do i really need to create partition(free space) in windows using windows disk management?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:45
Everything adjusts automatically if you select the default option in the Ubuntu installer. The only limitation is that the size of the single partition is the maximum size of everything that can be written to that partition.
– karel
Dec 11 '18 at 18:48
but i'll have to create free space first, right?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:49
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show 1 more comment
In new installations of Ubuntu 18.04 a swap file is created in the ext4 root partition by default instead of a swap partition. You also don't need a separate home partition. A single 50GB ext4 partition would make the most efficient use of the 50GB of available disk space, and that is also the partitioning scheme that the Ubuntu installer will create by default. 50GB will provide enough disk space to install all the software that you need, but you will not be able to download too many other large files.
answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:27
karelkarel
58k12128146
so should i go for default option?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:31
Go with the default option to make the most efficient use of the 50GB available disk space. Even with 50GB of disk space, you will run out of disk space if you download too many other large files.
– karel
Dec 11 '18 at 18:32
if i'm going to select the default option in ubuntu installer, do i really need to create partition(free space) in windows using windows disk management?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:45
Everything adjusts automatically if you select the default option in the Ubuntu installer. The only limitation is that the size of the single partition is the maximum size of everything that can be written to that partition.
– karel
Dec 11 '18 at 18:48
but i'll have to create free space first, right?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:49
|
show 1 more comment
In new installations of Ubuntu 18.04 a swap file is created in the ext4 root partition by default instead of a swap partition. You also don't need a separate home partition. A single 50GB ext4 partition would make the most efficient use of the 50GB of available disk space, and that is also the partitioning scheme that the Ubuntu installer will create by default. 50GB will provide enough disk space to install all the software that you need, but you will not be able to download too many other large files.
answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:27
karelkarel
58k12128146
In new installations of Ubuntu 18.04 a swap file is created in the ext4 root partition by default instead of a swap partition. You also don't need a separate home partition. A single 50GB ext4 partition would make the most efficient use of the 50GB of available disk space, and that is also the partitioning scheme that the Ubuntu installer will create by default. 50GB will provide enough disk space to install all the software that you need, but you will not be able to download too many other large files.
answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:27
karelkarel
58k12128146
edited Dec 11 '18 at 18:36
answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:27
karelkarel
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answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:27
karelkarel
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answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:27
karelkarel
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so should i go for default option?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:31
Go with the default option to make the most efficient use of the 50GB available disk space. Even with 50GB of disk space, you will run out of disk space if you download too many other large files.
– karel
Dec 11 '18 at 18:32
if i'm going to select the default option in ubuntu installer, do i really need to create partition(free space) in windows using windows disk management?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:45
Everything adjusts automatically if you select the default option in the Ubuntu installer. The only limitation is that the size of the single partition is the maximum size of everything that can be written to that partition.
– karel
Dec 11 '18 at 18:48
but i'll have to create free space first, right?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:49
|
show 1 more comment
so should i go for default option?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:31
Go with the default option to make the most efficient use of the 50GB available disk space. Even with 50GB of disk space, you will run out of disk space if you download too many other large files.
– karel
Dec 11 '18 at 18:32
if i'm going to select the default option in ubuntu installer, do i really need to create partition(free space) in windows using windows disk management?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:45
Everything adjusts automatically if you select the default option in the Ubuntu installer. The only limitation is that the size of the single partition is the maximum size of everything that can be written to that partition.
– karel
Dec 11 '18 at 18:48
but i'll have to create free space first, right?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:49
so should i go for default option?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:31
so should i go for default option?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:31
Go with the default option to make the most efficient use of the 50GB available disk space. Even with 50GB of disk space, you will run out of disk space if you download too many other large files.
– karel
Dec 11 '18 at 18:32
Go with the default option to make the most efficient use of the 50GB available disk space. Even with 50GB of disk space, you will run out of disk space if you download too many other large files.
– karel
Dec 11 '18 at 18:32
if i'm going to select the default option in ubuntu installer, do i really need to create partition(free space) in windows using windows disk management?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:45
if i'm going to select the default option in ubuntu installer, do i really need to create partition(free space) in windows using windows disk management?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:45
Everything adjusts automatically if you select the default option in the Ubuntu installer. The only limitation is that the size of the single partition is the maximum size of everything that can be written to that partition.
– karel
Dec 11 '18 at 18:48
Everything adjusts automatically if you select the default option in the Ubuntu installer. The only limitation is that the size of the single partition is the maximum size of everything that can be written to that partition.
– karel
Dec 11 '18 at 18:48
but i'll have to create free space first, right?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:49
but i'll have to create free space first, right?
– Ayush Jain
Dec 11 '18 at 18:49
|
show 1 more comment
I personally do more or less as you do.
I prefer keeping my home separate if I can, it facilitates full install when a new version comes out, or if I want to try a new flavour.
I also installed my swap in a another partition, but this was because I wanted to have it on my SATA drive and not on my SSD (my computer has 2 drives).
answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:51
FloTFloT
364113
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I personally do more or less as you do.
I prefer keeping my home separate if I can, it facilitates full install when a new version comes out, or if I want to try a new flavour.
I also installed my swap in a another partition, but this was because I wanted to have it on my SATA drive and not on my SSD (my computer has 2 drives).
answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:51
FloTFloT
364113
add a comment |
I personally do more or less as you do.
I prefer keeping my home separate if I can, it facilitates full install when a new version comes out, or if I want to try a new flavour.
I also installed my swap in a another partition, but this was because I wanted to have it on my SATA drive and not on my SSD (my computer has 2 drives).
answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:51
FloTFloT
364113
I personally do more or less as you do.
I prefer keeping my home separate if I can, it facilitates full install when a new version comes out, or if I want to try a new flavour.
I also installed my swap in a another partition, but this was because I wanted to have it on my SATA drive and not on my SSD (my computer has 2 drives).
answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:51
FloTFloT
364113
answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:51
FloTFloT
364113
answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:51
FloTFloT
364113
answered Dec 11 '18 at 18:51
FloTFloT
364113
364113
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