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I am severely limited on my main hdd, as /dev/sda1 (windows 7) is 59.51gib with a 2gib linux swap, and a 13gib /dev/sda2 ext4 where I had an installation of Arch 32. Is it possible install Ubuntu 16.04lts 32 in same partition? Do I still need the 2g swap to run Ubuntu? Thanks David

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  • How much memory (RAM) do you have? That will have a big effect on how much swap you need. Also, what is the machine used for: LibreOffice, games, developing...? – Matthew Jan 04 '21 at 01:41
  • The amount of space required will vary on what you plan to do with it. You haven't said if desktop/server either.. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements gives minimums (it was increased regards disk space for Ubuntu Desktop 17.04 & switch to GNOME), but your use-case will dictate space required for your system. You are aware 16.04 reaches EOL in April-2021? (ie. 18.04 flavors make more sense to me on i386 systems) – guiverc Jan 04 '21 at 02:18
  • Keep in mind 16.04 goes EOL in April of this year. – David Jan 04 '21 at 11:12
  • You can swap one OS with another (ie. replace arch or any other OS with Ubuntu), but we can't say if swap is necessary for you; it'll depend on your machines resources and the end-use you'll use it for. I still use i386 hardware (Debian & Ubuntu call all 32-bit i386, which today is i686 actually) and I have swap enabled. My boxes rarely use it, but with 1 & 1.5gb of RAM the performance boost makes it I quite necessary somewhat regularly You'll need to decide on your end-use case. Opinion questions (where not enough details is given for specific answer) are off-topic on this site – guiverc Jan 04 '21 at 21:15

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