Partition Recommendations

[ccrn]

Greetings All
I just recieved a new HDD for an old MX6124 laptop and I need recommendations to partition.

I plan to use gparted.

Id like to run Linux Mint to do most of my internet and documents use etc, another version of Linux to learn how to write code, and I want to install an Android OS on it as well to start playing with that.

So that will mean three OS, and swap space correct? Any suggestions on how to partition ie size of partitions etc?

HDD is IDE 80GB-

Thank you

[jdeb]

Make the swap partition the same size as ram or double.

You can create 4 Primary Partitions
Or
3 Primary and 1 Extended Partition + 64 Logical Partitions in Extended Partition in Single Hard Disk.

[ccrn]

Originally Posted by jdeb Make the swap partition the same size as ram or double. You can create 4 Primary Partitions Or3 Primary and 1 Extended Partition + 64 Logical Partitions in Extended Partition in Single Hard Disk.

Hello and thanks for the reply.

So, would that be a partition for each OS, and one for the file system? And I want to install up to three OS so I might need more partitions?

And how big should the partitions foreach OS be?
Thanks

[jdeb]

Originally Posted by ccrn Hello and thanks for the reply. So, would that be a partition for each OS, and one for the file system? And I want to install up to three OS so I might need more partitions? And how big should the partitions foreach OS be? Thanks

You can do it however you want. If they are all using the same file system them you would to have one partition setup for data. In terms of the size, check with the distro's recommendations. For example, Mint 12 LXDE would get a 3 gb partition. Make your swap partition at least the size of your ram.

[ccrn]

Originally Posted by jdeb You can do it however you want. If they are all using the same file system them you would to have one partition setup for data. In terms of the size, check with the distro's recommendations. For example, Mint 12 LXDE would get a 3 gb partition. Make your swap partition at least the size of your ram.

I thought it might be better to have the files in their own partition in case I need to reinstall a OS ie Ive corrupted or created some fatal flaw.

But then the heads have to work harder. Is it better for the files to have their own partition, or for each OS to have its one file system?
Thanks

[jdeb]

The importance of Linux partitions