Thread: Noob with four swaps seeks partitioning scheme feng shui.

appear i've accrued few swap partitions on (re)installation lifetime:

code:

z@ch:~$ sudo fdisk -l  [sudo] password z:     disk /dev/sda: 320.1 gb, 320072933376 bytes  255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors  units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes  sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes  i/o size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes  disk identifier: 0x514e6243       device boot      start         end      blocks   id  system  /dev/sda1   *          63   292968812   146484375    7  hpfs/ntfs/exfat  /dev/sda2       359950334   625137344   132593505+   5  extended  /dev/sda5       613827648   625137344     5654848+  82  linux swap / solaris  /dev/sda6       603430912   613826559     5197824   82  linux swap / solaris  /dev/sda7       599502848   603416575     1956864   82  linux swap / solaris  /dev/sda8       359950336   595572735   117811200   83  linux  /dev/sda9       595574784   599496703     1960960   82  linux swap / solaris    partition table entries not in disk order    disk /dev/sdb: 4009 mb, 4009754624 bytes  124 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1018 cylinders, total 7831552 sectors  units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes  sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes  i/o size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes  disk identifier: 0x0005969d       device boot      start         end      blocks   id  system  /dev/sdb1   *          62     7826383     3913161    c  w95 fat32 (lba)

i'm pretty sure didn't create these manually, guess made when used ubuntu installer install on current ubuntu on disk. don't know if bug, or ignorance. latter.

can see, have windows, ubuntu, , bunch of swaps. became aware of mess because wanted triple-boot, adding 12.04 alpha. obviously, there's no click , go button setting triple-boots in installer, had @ manual option. i'm doing fun/out of curiosity, , don't have important data lose. don't mind booting in 11.10 installer again, deleting swaps, ext4, , installing clean. do, however, want learn partitioning scheme can have win7, 11.10, , 12.04 alpha. can have shared partition in there too, can access/save files os? btw, windows partition 150gb, wouldn't mind shrinking it. while wait, i'll boot in , see space have.

in advance guidance.

posted /z@ch

i don't mind booting in 11.10 installer again, deleting swaps, ext4, , installing clean.

no need that. boot livecd or usb , run gparted, same partition editor installer uses. right click on any/all of swaps have little key symbol on them , "swapoff". can go ahead , delete 1 of them , give space other partitions.

once you're booted linux can edit file /etc/fstab remove reference swap partitions no longer have. edit file:

code:

gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

leaving entries in won't cause b0rkage, it's tidier rid of them.

can have shared partition in there too, can access/save files os?

yes, best filesystem ntfs, both linux , windows play nicely ntfs.

people keep /home on separate partition. doing can make reinstalling simpler, although it's less crucial used be. different linux installs can share /home partition, long use different user accounts on each system.

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