How to use 11GB SSD

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I've buy a Toshiba U840 with a HDD of 320GB and an SSD of 11GB. I'm going to dual-boot Win7 and ubuntu. I'll make three partition, one for Win7, one for / ubuntu and the last for shared-data. My question is, how could I use SSD? Now is used by windows for hybernation, could I use for linux /boot, or /var?

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 28 '12 at 16:24

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I would put Windows on the 320, and Ubuntu on the 11, and then take and partition half the the 320, and use it for storage for both operating systems.

edited Sep 28 '12 at 16:24

RolandiXor

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answered Sep 28 '12 at 14:57

TheXed

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 28 '12 at 16:51

Use the 11Gb SSD for Ubuntu / (root) only. A fresh install uses less than 4Gb so 11Gb is big enough for most normal purposes. I have an EeePC with an 8 GB SSD that I use and it's fine - I have /home mounted on another device.

Once or twice a year you may need to delete old kernels and any large programs that you've installed and no longer need, but if you mainly just use the machine for browsing and mail you won't even have to do that.

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 29 '12 at 04:50

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Whichever one you use more often, install that one on the SSD. Put the other OS (and a partition for shared data) on the magnetic hard disk.

edited Sep 29 '12 at 04:50

Eliah Kagan

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answered Sep 28 '12 at 16:32

How to use 11GB SSD

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