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darkop16 · 12-28-2007, 02:56 PM

I guess thats why some of the articles were telling me to stay away from the NTFS format for a data sharing partition.

Im currently reading an article about setting up a xp/ubuntu/home setup:
Win/NTFS+Fiesty/home

Its quite long and im only half way through it but hopefully it will explain how this home partition is supposed to work.

edit: ok that article tells me how to do it in extreme detail (eyes are bulging now :P), but i found another article that tells me how to use it once im in ubuntu which is what i wanted, so i know that space was going to be used for something. I like to use every bit of space i can get :P.

Aritlce: Ubuntu Unleashed: Easily Setup Seperate /home partition in Ubuntu!

So i guess this is what im going to go with:

20gigs XP pro
30gigs games on XP
400gigs NTFS shared data for both OSes
20gigs ubuntu
30gigs /home for ubuntu

Does this look good? Am i giving a excessive amount of space to a certain partition? How much will ubuntu take up if i move its "document and settings" (sorry im still used to the XP terminology) folder to the /home partition?

Here's another article explaining why its good for a /home partition: Why a separate /home partition should be standard on Linux installs | Dan Ruscoe’s Blog

Guess a /home partition is a must for linux newbs since i will probably screw down the line with ubuntu and need to reinstall it, but at least i won't start from scratch. So i guess it pays to do my homework before jumping into something new.

12-28-2007, 02:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
darkop16 Ultra Techie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 544	Re: dual-boot partition setup I guess thats why some of the articles were telling me to stay away from the NTFS format for a data sharing partition. Im currently reading an article about setting up a xp/ubuntu/home setup: Win/NTFS+Fiesty/home Its quite long and im only half way through it but hopefully it will explain how this home partition is supposed to work. edit: ok that article tells me how to do it in extreme detail (eyes are bulging now :P), but i found another article that tells me how to use it once im in ubuntu which is what i wanted, so i know that space was going to be used for something. I like to use every bit of space i can get :P. Aritlce: Ubuntu Unleashed: Easily Setup Seperate /home partition in Ubuntu! So i guess this is what im going to go with: 20gigs XP pro 30gigs games on XP 400gigs NTFS shared data for both OSes 20gigs ubuntu 30gigs /home for ubuntu Does this look good? Am i giving a excessive amount of space to a certain partition? How much will ubuntu take up if i move its "document and settings" (sorry im still used to the XP terminology) folder to the /home partition? Here's another article explaining why its good for a /home partition: Why a separate /home partition should be standard on Linux installs \| Dan Ruscoe’s Blog Guess a /home partition is a must for linux newbs since i will probably screw down the line with ubuntu and need to reinstall it, but at least i won't start from scratch. So i guess it pays to do my homework before jumping into something new. Last edited by darkop16; 12-28-2007 at 03:58 PM.