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Originally Posted by ronald146m
1) You can give Ubuntu the whole 102GB to start with, then use the partition tools to take 80GB back later, It's up to you though.
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I'd rather set it to what I want from the start, especially as I don't plan on switching over to Ubuntu/Kubuntu, it's just something to play around with.
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Originally Posted by ronald146m
2) The third one is the separate 'home' partition that Cobbydaler suggested. That's not really necessary for your first try with Ubuntu. But you decide.
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Well, it does sound like a good idea, especially as I'm already doing the same thing with Windows. "Start as you mean to go on", etc.
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Originally Posted by ronald146m
3) No, not 6GB for swap. That's why I said the value isn't critical. In practice you might not do any swapping at all. But if you are given a choice then plump for between 512MB and 1GB. Even if you never use it, you won't miss 1GB from a whopping big hard drive. 
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LOL, true - I have XP set to use 1.5GB, I was just a bit surprised at the thought of having a 6GB swap.
