Question really says it all. How to add partitions during install of Ubuntu? Is there a limit to the partitions that you can create, or is it more space-efficient to use one partition? Also, is it possible to 'merge' two partitions into one?
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If you create multiple partitions, each partition will have its own used space and free space, and they will not be able to access the free space on the other partitions. So you may run out of space on one partition while having a considerable amount of free space on another partition, but the full partition will not be able to access that free space. If you use a single partition you will not have the problem of inaccessible free space, so you could say that it is more space efficient.
Merging partitions of the same file system type is possible, but it is not considered a "safe" operation, so you should always backup your files before attempting a merge.
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