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Partitions required for Installing Ubuntu?

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I have a Laptop with 1TB hard disk space. I can allocate 100GB for Ubuntu. Currently there is only Windows 7 installed. I am new to Ubuntu & am confused by terms like mount point, root partition, swap partition, etc.
The doc over here gives some details, but I dont know what they mean.
For installing Ubuntu I have shrunk 100GB from a drive & now that space is unallocated.
So what should I do now?
In how many partitions should I divide that space & what conventions should be followed.
Should I do this in the Ubuntu installer or should I do all this before installing Ubuntu?
Please I dont understand the terminologies used on that doc so please tell me in simple language.
Thank You.

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answered 3 Years ago hergy · Accepted Answer

If you are new to Ubuntu - don't bother. Just leave some unallocated, unpartitioned space to the Ubuntu, and installer will ask what you want to achieve:

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Advanced partitioning is an option only if you know what you're doing. For example, having or not having swap partition, isolating home partition, can give some benefits, but for Linux newbies this is totally useless :)