Partitioning in Ubuntu 19.10

Question

Ubuntu 19.10 is released. How do I partition my disk, and do I need the swap partition?

Answer 1

Ubuntu 19.10 only needs a swap partition if you use Hibernation. If you do, the swap partition should be set to equal your memory size.

Otherwise, the Ubiquity installer used by Ubuntu will create an optimally sized swap file. If later on you discover you need to enlarge the swap file, because of very memory-hungry apps, it is far easier to enlarge a swap file than a swap partition.

Early on, before 17.10, swap partitions were also faster than swap files, but that was fixed two years ago. Now the only need for a swap partition is for Hibernation.