Disk partitions

[MR ZenWiz]

On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Jorge Gusmao <jorge.m.gusmao at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Can someone please explain the basics of disk partition necessary for a
> ubuntu installation?
> What is the best way to do it and witch kind of partitions (primary,
> extended, system...) are necessary?
>

It depends on what you want to do.

I usually put /boot, / and /home in separate partitions because I find
it easier to do certain kinds of recovery that way.  Wherever you put
/boot *must* be a primary partition, all the others can be whatever
you like.  Some people prefer a single / partition that also contains
/boot, most people prefer putting /home in a separate partition.