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dfsrtrrgt

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Registered: 2022-04-01

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Minimum Partitions needed to install Q4OS ?

Which are the minimum partitons needed to install Q4OS ?; which type of partitions are logical, extended, secundary or primary ?; how much space of disk do they need to install Q4OS?

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dfsrtrrgt

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Re: Minimum Partitions needed to install Q4OS ?

if you are gonna install in MBR disk; in a Motherboard with a BIOS o EUFI-CSM)

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bin

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Re: Minimum Partitions needed to install Q4OS ?

If you have 4gb RAM or more you can install with just one primary ptn - but that's a bad idea.

Space is defined by version and how much software you're going to install in future - your choice. If you've got a 1tb drive then you can be more generous than with an 80gb drive.
GPT would be a little different but I never use so cannot comment.
1. Primary partition / say 15gb - sda1. I have never got anywhere near that size except when installing Ublotu based distros
2. Extended partition:-
Containing a logical swap ptn if that is your preference - say 5gb - sda5
and logical /home the rest of your drive - sda6

I don't bother with swap unless I'm running with less than 4gb RAM - which these days is never - and that's on a desktop. If you're planning on laptop with hibernation and stuff you may need the sort of number I've suggested.

Midas

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Registered: 2017-12-15

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Re: Minimum Partitions needed to install Q4OS ?

From my fiddling with virtual machines, time and time again I've seen 8GB recommended as the bare minimum. YMMV, though.