I'm thinking about installing Ubuntu ( dual boot ) as I might like it but I'm not sure whether I should choose to install alongside Windows 8 or something else.
I do have 100 GB unallocated already for Ubuntu on my D:/ drive so I'm good to go.
I've seen people configure their partitions specially ( they created swap and then used the remaining unallocated to install Ubuntu ). Do I need to do this? Or will the installer handle it for me.
As far as I go, never trust automatic partitioning options in Ubuntu installers, as you may end up with nasty surprises. When installing Ubuntu, personally I always prepare the partitions manually. Since you want to keep a dual-boot set-up, most flexible would be to create a new extended partition and inside it create the several logical partitions.
In the extended partition I usually I reserve:
- 5GB for
swap(or whatever appropriate given your RAM) - 25GB for
/which will contain all your system files (but some will say that this is overly generous, as 15-20GB could suffice given your installation habits) - the rest for
/homewhich will contain all your user data
I tend to use ext3 file system for the above partitions for reliability reasons (but you could of course use ext4 or reiserfs if you so prefer). Sometimes I include a /boot partition no bigger than 500MB using ext2, but I cannot remember if this is more hassle than necessary; from memory, this is where kernels and grub config files end up.
Additionally, see My approach for replacing current Ubuntu with newer for a discussion on how manual partitioning can be approached.
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