How Many Partitions Does Linux Require?

For a healthy Linux installation, I recommend three partitions: swap, root, and home.

How many partitions do I need?

Each disk can have up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended partition. If you need four partitions or less, you can just create them as primary partitions.

How many partitions should I have for Ubuntu?

You need at least 1 partition and it has to be named / . Format it as ext4 . 20 or 25Gb is more than enough if you use another partition for home and/or data. You can also create a swap.