Recommended Guidelines for Partitioning

The following table contains the recommended guidelines for partitioning your disk:

Table 1–2 Guidelines for Partitioning


Partition	Size	Type	Notes
/	5 GB, 3 GB minimum	Primary	Install the entire `Java Desktop System` operating system onto a single partition. This provides sufficient space for you to install a later releases of the `Java Desktop System` without the need to repartition the disk.
swap	Double the size of RAM 128 MB minimum	Extended	You can increase or reduce the size of the swap partition as necessary.