On 06/12/2013 12:46 AM, loyal_barber wrote:
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> Win7 partition and creates a second (or more) where it installs Linux.
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> #3 is for people like you who have already taken control of their
> disk partitions and don't want the installer to do anything you
> do not specifically say. This is the option you want in your
> situation. When you select this, you will see your Win7 partition
> plus some unpartitioned space. Put your Linux on this unpartitioned
> space. A note however: If you have 4 GB or less of memory
> you will want to create 1 to several swap partitions of approximately
> 2 GB each up to 1.5 times your amount of RAM. For example, if you
> had 4 GB RAM, you would have 5 total partitions:
> 1. Win7
> 2. Swap 2GB
> 3. Swap 2GB
> 4. Swap 2GB
> 5. Linux root (/) partition of the size of your free space - 6 GB.
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What is the purpose of all of the swap partitions? Are three 2GB
partitions better than one 6GB partition? Please explain.
Michael
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