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partitioning

Asked by GODSMACK

I got fresh installed ubuntu 9.04 I divided the hard disk to three partitions first was ((ext4 - logical - at the begining and mount point was \ )) the second was swap at the end, the third was ((ext 4 - logical - at the begining and the mount point was \home)).

Put I don't want my second partition to be home, I want it to be separate from the system which will allow me to format the partition when I want like in windows you got many partitions separate from the OS like you know (c,d,e).

Is that possible to happen but the partition in ((ext4)) not ((NTFS))?

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zvacet (ivicakolic) said : 		#1

I have to be honest and tell that I don't completely understand what do you want.You did good job installing home as separate partition.You can shrink your home partition and make another one witch you can format as you wish.Formating existing partition delete all data on that partition.If I can suggest aprtitions:

1. root=10GB ( you probably don'y need more) ext4 mountpoint /
2.home= as much you want to give (calculate size of third partition and swap) mountpint /home
3.your third partition = depends how much space yo want
4.swap = max 2GB

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GODSMACK (godsmack-dmx) said : 		#2

In windows you got C partition which windows installed on it and you got another partitions like D,E.

What I want is when I press on computer icon I want to see partitions beside Filesystem partition not in home or usr.

The hard disk is 80GB first partition 10GB, second 1GB & the third 65GB

The third partition now is home, I want it to be like D partition in windows.

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Best zvacet (ivicakolic) said : 		#3

To be honest I don´t know how to do that if it is possible.I think you don´t need that,because when you look in your home directory you are looking at your home partition.If you go to the filesystem you will see your ubuntu installation(system).

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GODSMACK (godsmack-dmx) said : 		#4

Thanks zvacet, that solved my question.