andrei11
August 9th, 2014, 11:32 PM
Hello,
I am planning a very slow transition to Ubuntu 14.04.1, dual-booting with Windows 7.
The Total amount of space I am dedicating to the whole ubuntu installation is 2 TB and my aim is to get rid (in time) of windows.
This issue may be complicated or very simple but I aim to keep my Ubuntu Installation for at least 4 years, during wich time I plan to learn (try out many linux programs), and also alternative games to that what I might find in windows. I've read and calculated from the documentation that a 12.04 version of Ubuntu takes up around 25-30 Gigabytes for the Root alone including a 4 gig swap area for a 6 month intense usage.
This question is a two part issue: First for such a long period of time would I even be able to have or maintain a stable Ubuntu Linux environment ? (I am also considerind upgrading not reinstalling at each new major release of ubuntu) I ask this because I dont seem to get a long lasting life out of a tipical windows installation.
And second: If I were to succed in keeping Linux for 4+ years without reinstallation (not reformating the root partition) what are the ultimate space requirements for the root folder. (100 Gigs is to much or to small then optimal to install anything and try everything without worry even after several upgrades and the regular updates ?)
PS: I am still unsure if programs installed from the official repository and other packages from the Internet actually stay in root and not spill out into the home partion.
The scheme I am planning is simple: 4 Gigs for Swap, ??? Gigs for Root and the rest for home partion filling the entire 2 tb total for the whole filesystem.
This question is important because I am wary of resizing partions due to past expiriences in the past (with Windows partions).
Thanks in advance.
I am planning a very slow transition to Ubuntu 14.04.1, dual-booting with Windows 7.
The Total amount of space I am dedicating to the whole ubuntu installation is 2 TB and my aim is to get rid (in time) of windows.
This issue may be complicated or very simple but I aim to keep my Ubuntu Installation for at least 4 years, during wich time I plan to learn (try out many linux programs), and also alternative games to that what I might find in windows. I've read and calculated from the documentation that a 12.04 version of Ubuntu takes up around 25-30 Gigabytes for the Root alone including a 4 gig swap area for a 6 month intense usage.
This question is a two part issue: First for such a long period of time would I even be able to have or maintain a stable Ubuntu Linux environment ? (I am also considerind upgrading not reinstalling at each new major release of ubuntu) I ask this because I dont seem to get a long lasting life out of a tipical windows installation.
And second: If I were to succed in keeping Linux for 4+ years without reinstallation (not reformating the root partition) what are the ultimate space requirements for the root folder. (100 Gigs is to much or to small then optimal to install anything and try everything without worry even after several upgrades and the regular updates ?)
PS: I am still unsure if programs installed from the official repository and other packages from the Internet actually stay in root and not spill out into the home partion.
The scheme I am planning is simple: 4 Gigs for Swap, ??? Gigs for Root and the rest for home partion filling the entire 2 tb total for the whole filesystem.
This question is important because I am wary of resizing partions due to past expiriences in the past (with Windows partions).
Thanks in advance.