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MYaseen208
Asked: 2018-05-01 09:36:31 +0800 CST

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Disk Partition Recomendations [duplicate]

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I upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and my disk partition is the following picture.

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I want to have partition now. I booted with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS CD. I need help to get proper disk partition without having any problem. Thanks

partitioning gparted disk 18.04

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    Ubuntu 18.04 defaults to using a swap file instead of the previous method of having a dedicated swap partition. This makes it easier to partition new installations of 18.04 than it was before.

    Assuming you are going to do a fresh installation of 18.04, and also assuming you aren't trying to dual-boot with this same drive, here's what you should do:

    1. Boot to a Ubuntu 18.04 installer (probably using a usb drive)

    2. Delete the three existing partitions from your hard drive: /dev/sda1, /dev/sda2, and /dev/sda3.

    3. Create one new partition, /dev/sda1, that uses all the available space. Make the new partition primary (not extended), format it as ext4, and have it mount the root of the system (/).

    4. Install ubuntu, selecting to put the bootloader on /dev/sda

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