Install Ubuntu on SSD + HDD

[adynouni]

Hello!
I would like to install Ubuntu 18.04 on an Acer Aspire 3 laptop.
Data: 4 GB of RAM, 128 GB SSD and 500 GB HDD.
Please tell me how to partition the drives correctly?





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[oldfred]

Partitioning is unique to each user and what he wants to do.
Also if new user default install is easiest, but that just puts / (root) on drive you select. You can then create partition(s) and mount them as data partitions.
But for a new user often easier to have / on SSD and /home on HDD.

Acer also has some unique requirements. You have to enable "trust" after install.
Acer also requires UEFI update as some versions of UEFI, left off the way to set "trust".

With UEFI you also must have an ESP as first partition on SSD. Use gpt partitioning, not old MBR partitioning. Ubuntu now uses swap file, so swap partition, not now required. Older instructions may still suggest swap partition.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DiskSpace
UEFI/gpt partitioning in Advance, new versions do not need swap partition:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/743095/how-to-prepare-a-disk-on-an-efi-based-pc-for-ubuntu &
https://askubuntu.com/questions/343268/how-to-use-manual-partitioning-during-installation

(https://askubuntu.com/questions/343268/how-to-use-manual-partitioning-during-installation)
Acer Trust Settings - details, some now report that then secure boot has to be on to set trust:
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2297947&p=13369742#post13369742 &
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2297947 &
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2358003

(https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2358003)
Acer Aspire E15 will not dual boot, many details Trust settings in step 35
http://askubuntu.com/questions/627416/acer-aspire-e15-will-not-dual-boot

Acer E3 requires UEFI password to allow added settings Post #8
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2253311

For more UEFI install info, see link in my signature below.