--- In [email protected], William Horne <whorne...@...> wrote: > > Can I set aside 20 GB to install Ubuntu is that enough or is more needed? > Also once I am comfortable with the install, could I using partition magic > in Windows XP enlarge the patition? >
Root directories on my systems usually run about 8GB lately. But I like to install a fair amount of software packages. You could probably get away with as little as 4 GB if you were careful. Someone else pointed out lately that you need a swap partition too. A gigabyte or two usually is enough for a swap. I put /home and /boot onto their own partitions. A 100MB /boot is a bit tight but can work. For /home I just dedicate whatever space I have left over to that. 408 GB on this machine. But I don't dual boot so I have to mount whatever free space I have someplace and there is no place like /home ... Paul ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
