What Partitions Do I Need for Linux?
Contents What Partitions to Create for Linux? the Standard Partitions Scheme for Most Home Linux Installs Is as Follows: a 12-20 Gb Partition for the Os, Which...
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What partitions to create for Linux?
The standard partitions scheme for most home Linux installs is as follows:
- A 12-20 GB partition for the OS, which gets mounted as / (called “root”)
- A smaller partition used to augment your RAM, mounted and referred to as swap.
- A larger partition for personal use, mounted as /home.
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