[Discuss] Ubuntu Install Question

[smallm at sdf.org (Mike Small)]

Ivan Klimov <iklimov87 at gmail.com> writes:
...
> Excerpt from the post:
> On this step we?ll create our custom partition layout for Ubuntu 18.04. On
> this guide will recommend that you create two partitions, one for root and
> the other for home accounts data and a partition for swap (use a swap
> partition only if you have limited RAM resources or you use a fast SSD).
>
> My thought was
> DISC C (SSD):
> Partition 0:
> Win10 : ~60 GB SSD
> Partition 1:
> UBuntu: ~ 200 GB SSD
>
> Disc D:
> Partition 2:
> 650 GB HD
> Partition 3:
> 350 GB HD
>
> home accounts data and a partition for swap (use a swap partition)
> What is swap partition ?
>

A swap partition is disk space the operating system can use to
temporarily shuffle parts of programs out of the way when memory gets
low or when it can think of better ways of using memory than holding a
part of a program that isn't used much. Sometimes the OS will even swap
out whole programs when you're really pushing your memory usage.  The
suggestion used to be to make it twice the size of your RAM, but I've
seen advice more recently to cap it at some amount smaller than
that. New machines have so much ram that if you ever activated that much
swap, well the experience would not be pleasant, waiting for all that
I/O.

>
> Any input is welcome.

I'm not going to try to give much advice on how to lay out your
partitions, since I always regret my choices later. One nice piece of
advice I read on an openbsd mailing list once was to only create
partitions holding the space you imagine right now that you'll need. The
rest leave to create partitions with later, when you'll know what it
should be used for. This advice maybe applies more to OpenBSD since it
has no options like LVM, ZFS, or btrfs. On the other hand, maybe you
don't feel like learning how to exercise those options right now, plus
if you're splitting with Windows, something like LVM won't help you if
you wanted that space instead for Windows.

>
> Best,
> Ivan
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 12:39 AM Ivan Klimov <iklimov87 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Eric,
>>
>> Greatly appreciate it !
>>
>> I will refer to the guide once will have some time to go through the
>> process.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Ivan
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 10:39 PM Eric Luther <luther84 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I found this comprehensive and up to date walkthrough of the steps needed
>>> which includes pictures.
>>>
>>> https://askubuntu.com/a/1031994
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 10:34 PM Ivan Klimov <iklimov87 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Eric and Greg,
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks for your reply.
>>>>
>>>> I went to Microcenter and grabbed $1000 machine with 6 cores (12 threads)
>>>> 16 Gb RAM SSD -- awesome specs for the money.
>>>> If someone shops for a laptop, it is good time now.
>>>>
>>>> Now, I need to install Linux. The machine has 1 TB + 256 SSD (with
>>>> Win10).
>>>> Any recommendations on how to prepare for Ubuntu install ? How to divide
>>>> HD/SSD, etc.?  I would like to make it dual-boot.
>>>>
>>>> FYI.
>>>> I clarified with my colleague and compatibility problem was with the
>>>> motherboard - not the chip itself. Let's hope that this machine will not
>>>> have the same issue.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Ivan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 8:47 AM Greg Rundlett (freephile) <
>>>> greg at freephile.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 9:58 PM Ivan Klimov <iklimov87 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Dear Linux Group,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Background:
>>>> >> Friend of mine upgraded PC with new motherboard and RAM some time ago
>>>> and
>>>> >> could not install Ubuntu due to some conflicts with hardware.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I am just about to buy a laptop with the following spec. Do you see
>>>> any
>>>> >> problems/conflicts  installing Ubuntu on this machine as dual boot ?
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > You could compare details of your hardware with the official
>>>> "certified"
>>>> > hardware for Ubuntu desktops listed at
>>>> > https://certification.ubuntu.com/certification/
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >> Is
>>>> >> there a way to check it beforehand ?
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> > If you can put a LIVE CD into the product, you can boot it without
>>>> > installing Ubuntu.  However, I'll assume you don't have physical
>>>> access to
>>>> > the machine (ie. buying online).
>>>> >
>>>> > HTH. Some others on the list have more experience with installations,
>>>> so
>>>> > perhaps they'll offer advice too.
>>>> >
>>>> > Greg Rundlett
>>>> > https://eQuality-Tech.com <https://equality-tech.com/>
>>>> > https://freephile.org
>>>> >
>>>> >
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