Fresh install Kubuntu 13.10: how best to partition the HD for optimal, smooth Kontakt & Akonadi
Bas G. Roufs in English
basroufs at gmail.com
Mon Nov 25 18:37:03 UTC 2013
Hello Everybody
Today, I have been partitioning my 'HP Pavilion dm 1' via GParted in the way
summarised below. This machine is from 2011 and came with Win7, so without
UEFI issue. In a few days from now, I want to install there my main system
Kubuntu 13.10 and a secondary OS, Windows 7 - however, according to
suggestions throughout the internet, I need to install Windows first.
Soon afterwords, I want to install Kubuntu 12.04 LTS at a third partition: as
a kind of fall back/ reserve system. In later stages, I will install OpenSuse
13.1 and Kubuntu 14.04 RC: also as secondary systems.
But before proceeding, I want to check a few details. That's why, I summarise
the way I have partitioned my HP.
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Multi boot partitions (Via -amongst others- GParted at System Rescue CD.
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Partition - File System - Label -
Size GB/GiB
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sda1, primary partition - ext4 - Bootloader -
1 GB/ 0.93 GiB
sda2, primary partition - ntfs - Win7 -
30GB/27.9 GiB
sda3, primary partition - ext4 - Kubuntu13.10 -
30GB/27.9 GiB.
sda4 - extended partition.
sda5, logical partition - linux swap - swap -
4GB/ 3,7 GiB
sda6, logical partition - ext4 - Kubuntu12.04 -
30GB/27.9 GiB
sda7 - ext4 - OpenSuse13.1 -
30GB/27.9 GiB.
sda8 - ext4 - Data -
375,1 GB/ 349,34 GiB.
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A few questions are left.
Is the above partition table OK?
So far, I did not yet put any 'flag' onto any partition. Do I need to put:
+ a 'boot' flag at the Windows/NTFS partition sda2?
+ a 'lba' or 'lvm' flag at sda4?
+ any other 'flag' somewhere?
So far, I do not manage to mount from GParted after setting up this partition
table. How can I mount sda2, sda3 and sda8? Do I need to mount:
+ AFTER installing Windows 7?
+ DURING or after the installation of Kubuntu 13.10?
For mounting, do I need to use the partitioner of Kubuntu during the
installation? Or is it better to go back to GParted at the 'SystemRescueCD' at
some moment?
However it may be, I would appreciate a bit of feedback.
Respectfully yours,
Bas.
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