Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Linux re-install partitions

Scott's point about preference is right on. If you are running out of space
with 16 GBs then you likely are doing things that require more space than
you have such as watching lots of multimedia, downloading or editing video.
Many activities store in the tmp folder of your root system and this can eat
up lots of HD space quickly depending on what you are doing. Also if you
have installed lots beyond the default it can quickly add up. The packages
are installed, but apt will keep the downloaded packages as well, unless you
change the settings to remove them by default. It does this to save
bandwidth in case you need to re-install.

I would use a partition editor to shrink W7 and increase Ubuntu to about 30
GBs, just to be safe. Even then you need to be rigorous about storing large
files off line and removing temp files, etc. Linux is smaller than Windows,
but if your habits are such that it produces lots of data then it will
quickly add up and make life difficult. When Linux runs out of space then it
can become a nightmare to fix.

Roy

Using Kubuntu 11.04, 64-bit
Location: Canada

On 4 July 2011 22:15, Scott <scottro@nyc.rr.com> 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.
>
> A minimum Ubuntu (not Ubunto), install is only about 4-5 GB or even
> less, I think. If you do a fresh install, it will show you the
> partitions you already have, and offer to resize them if desired.
> Assuming you're keeping the two systems on two different drives, as
> opposed to different partitions, it will offer to use the whole drive--I
> think that's one of the selections offered.
>
> If you've mistyped, and meant that you have two separate partitions, it
> can actually shrink the Windows partition during installation--however,
> shrinking a partition has a higher probability of data loss than growing
> one--that not data less is necessarily going to happen, but it's always
> a possibility. If shrinking a Windows partition, the standard advice is
> to run a disk defrag before doing so.
>
> Again, if you have NOT mistyped, and it's two separate drives, then you
> should have no problem, Ubuntu can resize, use the whole disk, or pretty
> much do what you want during installation.
>
> --
> Scott Robbins
> PGP keyID EB3467D6
> ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 )
> gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6
>
> Spike: So when do we destroy the world, already?
>
>
>

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

------------------------------------

To unsubscribe from this list, please email LINUX_Newbies-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com & 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:
LINUX_Newbies-digest@yahoogroups.com
LINUX_Newbies-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
LINUX_Newbies-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/