Since I’m preparing to switching to Ubuntu as my only OS (now running dual boot with Windows 7 & Ubuntu) I started to look for the optimal partition setup. In my laptop (Lenovo ThinhPad x220) I now have a 256Gb SSD drive with 16Gb RAM and Intel(R) x64 Core(TM) i7-2620M CPU @ 2.70GHz processor. Below is the partitioning scheme which I think will be optimal.
First partition to be created is the /boot partition with the following size and settings:
/boot 300Mb Primary Ext2
Second partition to be created is the swap partition:
swap 8Gb Logical swap
Third partition is the / (called root partition):
/ 10Gb Logical Ext4
And finally the rest of the drive goes to the /home partition:
/home 237Gb Logical Ext4
This setup should be enough to store big files and run memory consuming processes such as i.e. video editing.
Based on LinusBSdos.com article.
