Can I just choose 2 partitions for an install ?

[icekool]

Hi all,
I have been using Linux for around a year and a half or so but have always up to now just let the installer do it's thing without any intervention from me for the partitioning. I never bothered selecting a seperate partition for /home because I always do a fresh install every 6 months when the newer version is released and wanted a fresh home directory with fresh config and settings files along with the new install.

I am now, however in a different situation and I do need to manually partition as I want a dual boot with Win7 on my new pc but want to retain the 3rd partition, D: drive in windows speak, where 1st = system reserved, 2nd = C: drive, 3rd = D: drive (logical). I use the D drive for a lot of data and want to keep it that way as it will/should be accessible from within Linux. I know there can only be 4 partitions and am thinking that if I choose 1 partition for Swap and 1 partition for / and no others, it should be ok, am I correct about this?

Any replies greatly appreciated, thank you.

[SecretCode]

There can be many more than 4 partitions ... there can only be 4 "primary" partitions but via a technique of making one of them an "extended" partition, you can add any number of "logical" partitions.

Windows, at least in some versions, needs to be on a primary partition but everything else - data, Linux OSes, swap - can be on logical partitions. You can either use the partitioner during the Kubuntu install process, or use a Live CD and partition first, then sort out the install.

To be sure where you are starting from, boot the PC with a *buntu Live CD and run Konsole and post the output of

sudo fdisk -l

[SecretCode]

or, equally or better,

sudo parted -l

[icekool]

So can I just do as I asked above or not??

I dont want to start typing crap in the terminal just to get output like back in the 1970's, I know how many partitions there are without typing this or that and I dont need a live gparted disk either, I want to shrink my data partition from within windows and then choose just 2 partitions for Linux during the gui installer, 1 for swap and 1 for the rest. I know the amount of partitions there are and will shrink the correct one beforehand leaving a nice unused space for Linux. My question once again is will it install ok with just these 2 partitions chosen

[bsniadajewski]

Yes, it will.

[icekool]

Yes, it will.

thank you for your answer bsniadajewski

[Guest]

You can either use the partitioner during the Kubuntu install process, or use a Live CD and partition first, then sort out the install.