[newbie] Partition confusion

[Yuri K]

Could someone point me to The Ultimate Guide on HDD partitioning, please?

My point: I come across notions to make root partition as small as possible,
80-120 Mb being as more than generous amount, etc.
yet when I try to install I get messages that my root partition is too small
for the packages i chose.

I understand, that this topic is an eternal one, but I need to crarify it.

TIA, Y

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