Thanks Emil --- In [email protected], Emil <ehspayne@...> wrote: > > Download gparted to your Ubuntu system and run it. It is a partition > program that can resize things for you. > > Emil > > On 07/04/2011 09:15 PM, Scott wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 04, 2011 at 05:01:14PM -0000, tacm38 wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > Can anyone help me understand the proper number of partitions and > their size when installing Linux? I have two hard drives: one with > Ubunto and the other with windows 7. I installed Ubunto some time back > with just the minimum space required, i think it's 16gb. I want to > reinstall so it won't run out of space and crash. When I try > reinstalling, will it create the partitions I want or will I need to do > it myself before the installation? > > > Partition size is a matter of personal preference, combined with what > you'll be using it for, as wel as the minimum requirements of a system. > For example, I think Windows 7 needs at least 20 GB of space, or some > other surprisingly large amount. >
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