<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'>I have for years kept Kubuntu and Windows on the same physical drive.<div><br></div><div>Currently for a 64-bin install:</div><div><br></div><div>/dev/sda1 (WinXP) 30GB (same is probably OK for Win7 if you have MS Office and 1-2 other similarly sized programs)</div><div>/dev/sda2 (/home) 120GB (really whatever isn't used for the other 3 partitions)</div><div>/dev/sda3 (swap) 6GB (probably should be 8GB for 4GB RAM)</div><div>/dev/sda4 (/) 10GB (might bump to 12GB if you want to install Gnome as well as KDE, but I've never been higher than ~75% use with KDE only + lots of stuff)</div><div><br></div><div>This allows you to do a new install on /dev/sda4 in the future without disrupting /home.</div><div>Paul<div><br><hr id="zwchr"><b>From: </b>rterry@pacific.net.au<br><b>To: </b>"Kubuntu user technical support" <kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:15:56 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Partitioning question<br><br>Hi List,<br><br>Not particularly Kubuntu, but would appreciate some partitioning advice.<br><br>I've an asus laptop with an SD 120GIG drive + 750G second drive. The laptop <br>came with just Win7 on the SD drive. I installed Kubuntu 11 on the second <br>drive. Now, I never ever boot into Windows, though for some irrational reason <br>(maybe because it is a licenced copy) I'm loathe to wipe it in case "I ever <br>need it".<br><br>I wonder if it would be possible to wipe the Kubuntu partition and re-install <br>a virgin Kubuntu 12, but partially on the 120Gig SD drive, to get the faster <br>boot up speed, if so I'd have to manually tell the installer what partitions <br>go where and what size and I'm not sure what to do during the install. I'm <br>happy to shrink the 120G partition with a partion manager prior to the <br>install.<br><br>Any basic pointers appreciated.<br><br>Thanks in advance.<br><br>Richard<br><br>-- <br>kubuntu-users mailing list<br>kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com<br>Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users<br></div></div></div></body></html>