Best partition size for Ubuntu Root

[Ioannis Vranos]

Arthur wrote:
> i believe some of the must haves :
> 
> /boot      500Mb  (You might need to recompile a few kernels later)
> /         15000Mb  (sufficient for even a desktop install)
> swap     1000Mb
> /home  whats_left_Mb
> /var     if this is a server of applications you ought to give it a
> separate partition with enough space.


If /swap is less than RAM the system can't hibernate. My suggestion for
swap: 2* RAM size, at least.