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title: "What is the minimum number of disk partitions required to install Linux?"  
description: "What is the minimum number of disk partitions required to install Linux?"  
author: "Mukul Goenka"  
published: 2022-04-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96830/what-is-the-minimum-number-of-disk-partitions-required-to-install-linux  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "linux"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the minimum number of disk partitions required to install Linux?

What is the minimum number of disk [partitions](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96923/what-are-hard-disk-partitions) [required](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81031/vigilence-required-during-corona-pandemic) to [install](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12876/the-top-5-reasons-to-buy-and-install-a-tonneau-cover) Linux?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

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- While one (1) partition is the absolute minimum, a typical GNU/[**Linux**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96811/what-is-the-difference-between-linux-and-unix) installation will include at least two (2) partitions: the root partition (denoted as /) and the swap partition. During installation, most distros allow you to put all of your files on a single partition.\
- To install Linux, you'll need the bare minimum of partitions. Up to a point, you are correct. The **root partition i**s the only partition required to run gnu/linux.
- You can ignore almost all of it on a single-user desktop workstation. Most of the issues that necessitate so many partitions are not present in desktop computers for personal use. They advocate three partitions for a healthy Linux installation: swap, root, and home.

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